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NEWS.
THE LATE BABU ASHUTOSE BISWAB.
The Secretary of State for India has sactioned the grant of a Jaighir to the widow and family of the late Rabu Ashutosh Biswas, who was murdered at Alipore last February, while engaged as Public Prosecutor in convection with the
Alipore Bom Bomb Case. Case. The grant com
prises three villages in the district of the 24-Parganas, with a rent roll of over Rs 5,000 a year. This property will be held in succession, free of revenue, by the deceased's widow and her eldest son and thereafter half-rates by his grandson. BAJITPORE DACOITY CARE-
In the Rajitpur dacoity case, the Government of Eastern Bengal and Asam, under instructions, of the Advocate General has withdrawn the case against Monmoban Barman Roy committed for trial before a special tribunal by Mr. W. I. Scott, Additional Magistrate upon a charge under sections 392, 109 of the Penal Code for want of adequate evidence. THE "INDIAN BOCIOLOGIST.
Mr. Krishna Varma's paper, the "Indian Sociologist", has roappeared in England. It is issued by a new printer named Aldred, who states that he is not identified with Krishna Varma's propaganda but that he undertakes the printing in defence of freedom of press.
AN ARREST AT GAURATI.
On the 18th August there was consider able stir here on account of the sudden arront by the police of Profulla Banerjea ulina Bibbuti Banerjea, a Bongaloe youth, who came here lately and started a swadeshi shop with a small capital. It is said that he could not give a satisfactory Recont of of himself when questioned by the won quearmed by the
jedica. s He was let out bail of rupees
one hundred by Babu Parkash Chaudra It Singh, Senior Deputy Magistrate was subsequently raised to Rs. 500 by the Deputy Commissioner. Several gentlemen came forward to stand as sureties. No charge is known to have been formulated against him, yet it is believed that the gentleman is respectably connected in Bengal.
MR. VEERENDRA NATH CHATTOPADHYAYA.
A correspondent writes from Hydera had, Deccau, to a contemporary:--
Mr. Veerendra Nath Chattopadhyaya whice expulsiem from the Middle Temple according to Reuter, has been determined on is a Hyderabadee. He is a second child and the eldest son of Dr Aghor Nath Chatter hyrja, D. Se (Edin) formerly the Principal of the Nizam's College and, but recently the Professor
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of Science in the same institution. Mr. V. Chattopadhyaya had a brilliant University cancer before he went to Eng land to tady for the I. C. Examination He passed the Madras Matriculation examination in the 1st class from the St. George's Grammr School, Hyderabad. It is unnecessary to add that he was the most brilliant student of his. class and won several prizes. He did excellently well in the F. A. exniination. having stond 2nd in the list of of Huevesful candidates. In the R. A. owing to causos which need not be mentioned here he took an ordinary degree, though he did well in English and stood first in Latin. After he took his degrees his venerabile father sent him to England to compete for the 1. C. S. Examination, in which however to the surpise of his relations and friends, he got plucked twice. After that, I suppose, b he began qualifying himself for the bar.
The Chattopadhyaya family is hold in the highest esteem by all classes and communities in Hyderabad, and all share their joys and sorrows. We cannot, of course, pass any judgment on the drastic action the Bencher of Middle Temple
are reported to have taken; for, we are
not in full possession of all the facts of
the ease.
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But that does not prevent us from sym pathising with the Chottopadhyas their present misfortune. Those who knew Mr. Veerendra Nath when he was here knew him to be a man of very strong will: but nobody had ever dreamt that he would write anything astounding and suffer in consequence. We all wish, however that all that has been said of him will turn out to be untrue and that he is not, in the long run, expelled. I have to add, by way of postscript, that the talented Poetess Mrs. Sarojini Naidu is Mr. Veorendra Nath's elder sister.
Acconling to the "Daily Express," Virendranath Chattopadhyay stated on Saturday it was probable he would ap peal to the House of Lords against the decision of the Benehers of the Middle Temple. He declares that he expressed opinions which are more moderate than thoan held by other Indians who are hot merely students like him but have been called to the Bar. He is 29, han resided in England eight year and became a student of the Middle Temple. last November..
NEWS,
HARASSING
JRICUTION.
memorial
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Mr. Manekji Palanji, late of Wakems, a wealthy Parsi owner of five thousand acres of land, several saw-mills, rice mill and steam launches, has submitted a to the Lieutenant-Governer praying that a searching inquiry may be inade into the ones which led to the recent series of prosecutions including an indictment of murder in which either Manekji or one of his relations or amis. tanta was accused and in each of which trials all the accused were honourably acquitted. The memorialist wet out numerous instances of irregularities committed by certain European and Burmese oficials during the course of protracted legal proceedings and charges a Burmese Sub-divisional Officer with practices contravening the Criminal Procedure Code with a view to the greatest pos
legal
inflict sible indignities the memorialist an a accused. Among the allegations are unnecessary handcuffing and pointing of revolver, excessive demand of bail, refusal of bail
description
of bail in bailable offences, wrong. ful restraint for days together after formal release on bail, confining the accused with criminals and felons of the worst description in the lock-up, taking of depositions in the absence d the absence of the accused, innue of of annoying search warrants and the search conducted in more than one instance in the absence of the accused Any male member of his family and breaking open of safes, almirahs and bozes ostensibly to to get at genuine accounts without asking for the keys and
in the absence of the memorialist Throughout the trials the investigating officers are said to have acted avowedly on information supplied by worthless witnesses Het
theses set up by rival launch owners and men of no reputation. Manekji estimates his material loss to one lakh and a half and complains of mental torture extending over months, but declines to seek any monetary compensation. His single prayer is that His Honour might he pleased to bring to look for the good name of British Justice, officers who have O glaringly abused the powers invested in them by a too liberal Government. The memorialist mainly relies on the Judgment of the Sessions Judge, Mr. Wilson who displayed entire sympathy with the accused and passed strictures un the way in which evidence against Manekji was sought to be procured.
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