The Calcutta Weekly Notes June 11 1945

Reactionary elements in France who inspite of the glory of the French resistance movement are taking obviously a most unconscionably long time in dying have precipitated this crisis in which India’s sympathy he wholly on the side of the people of Syria and the Lebanon who only a year ago got from the French Government the promise of full idependence. [...] The truth of the matter is that.Britain's rulers are utilising the urge for freedom felt keenly by the people of Syria and the Lebanon to strengthen their hold on the Arab world. [...] One of the points decided in Rai Jogendra Chandra v. Bhawani Charon 49 C. W. N. 552 is whether the Original Side of the High Court has power to try a suit for recovery of arrears of rent of a tenancy governed by the Bengal Tenancy Act if the Defendant resides within the jurisdiction. [...] Clause 44 of the Letters Patent provides that the provisions of the Letters Patent " are subject to the legi65"heti THE CALCUTTA WEEKLY NOTES. [...] Rule 119 of the Defence of India Rules provides that a notice of an order made by any authority shall be published in such manner as may in the opinion of the authority passing the order be best adapted for informing persons whom the order concerns.