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The Calcutta Review April 1911

1911

To the west are the long low hills of the Rajmehal chain and eastward the broad sweep of the Ganges while at the northern and southern extremities of the pass arc situated the respective villages of Udhua and Foordkipur or Poolkipur to give its ancient name. [...] Prcluded by a heavy fire from the advanced battery he rushed a small breach near the river and poured his men over the ramparts The yells of their comrades on the hill the flaring torch the suddenness of the attack from the front utterly paralysed the partially awakened senses of the Nawab's troops and the precious moments slipped hopelessly away—moments of which the British took the fulle [...] It has not been filund necessary up to this time to institute proceedings under that law and the warning given in a former case by the order of the Viceroy and in the present instance addressed under the orders of the LieutenanGovernor to the printer and publisher of the Hahshaltar Patrika appear to have produced the desired effect. [...] directed to request that on the occurrence of any case %%hich in the opinion of His Honour the LieutenanGovernor makes it right that a newspaper should be prosecuted for exciting disaffection the Government of Bengal will before taking proceedings against the offender have the goodness to represent the circumstances and the grounds for action together with the opinion of the Advocate-Genera [...] This view was supported by the Government of India who in replying to the Secretary of State's depatch observed : " Our conclusion is that in the present state of the law it is not desirable for the Government to prosecute except in the case of systemtic attempts to excite hostility against the Government " and added : " The questions of the tone of the Native Press of the condition of
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Pages
130
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120137
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-ii unknown view
Art.I—Udhua Nulla
127-133 Henry Khundkar view
Art. II—Two Distinguished Sanskrit Scholars of Cochin
134-140 K.S.M. view
Art. III—History of the Press in India—XII
141-200 S.C. Sanial view
Art. IV—Raja Pratapditya
201-211 Jogindra Samaddar view
Art. V—Dwarka Nath Mitter : A Biography
212-250 Shumbhoo Dey view
Acknowledgments
251-253 unknown view
Backmatter
i-i unknown view

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