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NEWS.
CANE AUAISHT GAJADHAR PARSHAD
The case of Sub-Inspector Gajalbar Pershad of the Agra Police, who, it is alleged, severely assulted and tortured Indian residents men and a
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woman-made them bleed and attempted to extort money from them was argued at great length before Mr. H. W. Dile, 1. C. S. Sessions Judge, Agra, by Mr. G. S. Sharma, Barrister-at-law, who appeared with Mr. Morton Barrister-atlaw for the complaints. Judgment was Leserved.
SWARAJYA" SEDITION CASE
It appears that Nand Gopal, Editor of the Allahabad paper the Swarajya, who was arrested and taken to Lahore a few days ago is to be tried in Allahabad. Mr. W. Wallach, Government Advocate, filed a complaint against Nand Gopal in the Court of the District Magistrate, Allahabad, on on Saturday morning charg www. ing the accused with three offences of sedition with reference to articles entitled "Devotion to god." The teal needs of India," and the Wave of Nationality, " which appeared in the issues of the Swarajya of the 2nd, 16th and 30th October, 1908 The 2nd December has Leen fixed for the hearing of the case.
LAHORE SEDITION CABES.
The Lahore sedition cases were taken THE RAJNAGORE DACOITY CASE.
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TENALI BOMB APPEAL.
up yesterday by Mr. Butler, Deputy Commissioner, Lahore, who said that the case were transferred to the file of Mr. Harrison, Asst. Commissioner, who said he could admit Swaboren Singh to a bail of Rs. 500 on account of his illness if he could find a find a surety. The warrant against Ajit Singh and Sufi Amba Prasad have not yet been executed as they were still at large. Mr. Dunichand, Bar-atlaw, applied for bail on behalf of Lalchand who was charged with having published seditious books. The Court however frejected the application. The cases were again taken up to-day. Mr. Petman, Govt. Advocate, representel the Inspector of Explosives. The bearing is
The appeal preferred by Chukkapathi Ramiab, who had been convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge of Guntur Division and sentenced to death in connec tion with the Tenli bomb case, has been taken up for hearing in the Madras High Court before Justices Benson and Abdur Rahim Mr. Sundaram Iyer appears for the appellant while Mr. Richmond repres ented the Crown. The former opened the case by dealing with the evidence of the
proceeding.
Brown and the accused were unrepresentd. Lalchand and Swaran Singh were tried jointly for selling and publishing MR. K. G. GUITA'S VIEWS ON COUNCIL the book, headed "Kaun Kistarob Carti, Hai" meaning how nations are made. A Police Inspector, who executed the search warrant, and a teacher in the
Islam School, who translated the book,
were examined. The case was then adjourned to the 2nd proximo.
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Bengal" from the June nymber of "Swaraj" have been confiscated by the Bombay Police under orders from the (iovernment of India. The Bombay Police have taken away the copies from all local booksellers.
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MADHYAPABA DACOITY CARE.
The accused in the Madhyapara dacoity case have been acquitted on appeal by the District Judge..
Jogesh Roy, arrested in connection with the Rajnagoro dacoity has at last been released on bail.
NEWS.
THE AGARTALA SUSPECTS.
Of the three persons, Dinesh Guba, a pleader's son, Ashutosh Das Gupta and Shanti Mukerji, now undergoing trial in a bad livelihood case and arrested at
Agartala, the last two have been brought under police custody. It is said that they will be tried at Agartala.
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A NAGPUR SEDITION CASE
The appeal in the "Deshsewak" newspaper sedition case come up for hearing on the 7th instant and the case regarding the withdrawal of "sanad" of Madhao Shrihari Arne B. A. B. L., pleader, Yeotmal, who was bound down to keep the peace under Section 108 of the Criminal Procedure Code comes on for hearing in the High Court on the 4th instant.
SHIPUR TRAIN DACOITY.
A young man named Jogendra Chakraverty is reported to have been arrested by the C. L. D. Police in connection with the train dacoity at Sripur.
CONGRESS NEWS.
REFORMS.
A meeting of the Reception Committee of the Indian National Congress was, held last evening, and the Hon'ble. Mr. Harkishen Lal and Mr. Kanhya Lal were elected (hairman of the Com mitteo. Raizada Bhagat Ram, Barrister at-law of Jullundar, Kai Bahadur Hai chand, of Multan and Mr. Jassawals, : Parsee merchant, were also elected ViceChairmen. The report of the Sub-ComMr. K. G. Gupta who is staying inmittee, which was appointed to negotiate Government House as a guest of His with certain members who have refused Excellency the Governor of Bombay interviewed by a press representative sidered, and it was decided to drop the to join the reception this year was con the Indian as to his views on the Reforms negotiations as the Committee's endeavour he gave the impression of not being en- resulted in a failure. thusiastic about the subject. He did not definitely express himself dissatisfied. with the provisions of the scheme, but one came away with the idea that they did not meet with his approval entirely. He said it should be given a fair trial and added we should make the best of the scheme. It has defects. Some difficulties have arisen from supposed conflict of interests between different communities. If there had been no dissensions and the idea had not got abroad that there was a conflict of different interests in the scheme as originally proposed much of the difficulty would have been obviated. The original scheme of territorial basis of elections was a simple one. Granting of all demands of Mahomedans has given rise to reasonable complaints on the part of other communities."
THE GOKHALE LIBEL
The defamation case instituted by the Hon. Mr. Gokhale came on for hearing November 22nd. before the District Ma gistrate. The nocused Bhide, tendered an unqualified apology:
The Hon. Mr. Gokhale divided equally the sum of Rs. 8on paid by the defendant between the Bombay Depressed Classes Mission and Karve's Widows' Home.
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