(Over fifty persona were injured in the disturbances here yesterday, including Sfceen police-oticers. and eleven firem "The situation here is now quiet.
Military pickets are patrolling the streets in the disturbed areas, Among those injured yesterday, when demonstrators threw stones Buropeans on their way home from ofice, were two Americans.
Calcutta ina Ferment Calcutta, Apr. 14, Immediately following the convie~ tien of the Mayor of Calcutta, Mr. Sen Gupta, Who was sentenced to: day to si months? rigor Prisonment on a charge of sedition, Conspiracy and obstruction of the alice, the latter banned the holding 4f public meetings and processions, Ju the city and suburbs without Mr. Sen Gupta, it may be recalled, who way released in Rangoon on. March 80 after serving 10 days' imprisonment there on a charge of set tion, was re-arrested here on. Apr 2 while veading proscribed litera ore to a meeting of students.
Four members of the Bengal Students? Association, who were arsrvsted with Mr. Sen Gupta, were also sentenced lo six months' rigorous imprisonment each.
'A "hav tal" is being observed all over Calcutta as a protest against the conviction yesterday at Allaha-Yad of Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru, the Chairman of the National Con-reas.
Students and carters are demonstrating, stopping trafic and placing: ebsteuctions on the tramelines, Ale ready two tram-ears have been burned. Detachments of police have been Fosted at Important centres in the city and armoured-cars ave patroll ing the streets, The situation tense, The situation is becoming serious. Seven European officers and ten. Xalasis have been injured in the Sikh quarter, where the crowd stoned the fire brigade extinguish ing burning, tramcars 'There hax been serious fighting, in north Calcutta, where 19 persons have been taken' to hospital. Une confirmed reports state there has con firing. A Eyropean lady motorcycling, to town was stoned by the rows, forced to abandon her machine' and ran for her life. She was'taken to hospital suffering from some nasty gashes, There is still considerable unrest, in the Sikh quarter, with occasional susiies and counter-rushes. The streets are littered with brick-bats and broken weapons,
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