Force yesterday engaged offensive operation, which is being carried out continuously, against an hostile. Afridi lashkar' (body of tribesmen), which has taken posses. sion of some eaves on Mrs, Sarojini Naidi, who is also imprisoned at Yeroda, was present part of the time. Amuther meeting. will be held to-morrow.
The conference in the gaol at Yervada is designed to induce Mr. Gandhi and his associates to agree to abandonment of the civil disobedience movement and take advantage of the opportunity offered by the London Conference (due to begin at St. James's Palace on Oct. 20) for presentation of thei view of India's constitutional requirements before the British Government free and frank discussion with other Indian delegates, including repre-mutatives of the Indian Princes.'
vith nominees of all three po-parties. The dramatic per= none in this drama of an Indian the Valley.
Aircraft also ce-operated with Indian cavalry in sweeping operations south of Peshawar.
The number of tribesmen in the caves and the district south of Peshawar is reported to be much reduced.
Action from the air was carried Leader of the Non-cooperation Bto eu extender of Pandit Jawahar Loi Nehra President the Indian National Congress 301 of Pandit Motilal Nehru, Old Harro-Sing.
Mz., Vallabhal of Patel brother the Indian P con cader of the agrarian no-tax out on Tuesday and Wednesday in the Unper Kurram Valley against] p, the Parachamkannis in the Masozai and Orakzai sections. Heavy casualties were inflicted and the tribesmen who "were attacking posts and vill ages in the Kurram Valley have withdrawn to the hills.
'Legislative Assemb: Taweyer, boycotter of Bat' supporter for participa Martial law has been proclaimed in Peshawar and the surrounding Tu a personal explanatory statement of the proclamation of martial Taw in the Peshawar. area, the Viceroy. of India, Lont Irwin,' says that, while the Ordinance empowers the officer commanding the Northern Army to administer it, that officer intends to delegate this powers immediately to the Chief Commissioner of the North West. Province.
The, Viceroy states that he has taken" the step* of proclaishing martial Taw on "representations st Indian lay practice, boycotter Commflasion, supporter prominent. fabian cham Committee which ingui criticised working of those reform Signatory of Nehra report drafted a counterdiagt to. Simon Commission. Reuter and. Special.
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