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 every nerve to destroy. It must therefore be our duty to take every precaution to protect his person as our own from all harm.

In spite of all our effort, we know that there will be some who would want to take part in the vorious functions from fear or hope or choice. They have as much right to do what they like as we have to do what we like. That is the test of the freedom we wish to have and enjoy. Let us, whilst we are being subjected by an insolent bureaucracy to a severe irritation,exercise the greatest restraint. And if we can exhibit our firm resc-lve to have nothing to do with it by dissociating ourselves from its pageant at the same time that we shew forbearance towards those who differ from us, we would advance our cause in a most effective manner.

THE BOMBAY RIOTS. I. THE STATEMENT.

��[/?. R. H. the Prince of Wales arrived in Bom- bay on the 17th November. Non-Co-operators all over the country had organised what are known as 'hurtals,' closing of shops and suspending all work, and boycotting the Prince. In Bombay such acti- vities resulted in a great riot in which all parties suffered owing to the hooliganism of the mischievous elements in the wob who violated Mr. Gandhi's injunctions to be nonviolent and brought about a terrible riot. Mr. Gandhi was then in Bombay and after witnessing the scene of the tragedy, wrote some of the most stirring letters which, coupled

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