INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED PROVINCES

In connection with the general problem of the industrial and agricultural development of the province, the LieutenantGovernor of the United Provinces has had under consideration the question of bringing together the various authorities and communities interested in the development of communications inside the province and between the province and the neighbouring provinces. He is of the opinion that it is important that the industrial and the agricultural interests should be kept in close touch with the railway authorities. There are also large problems to be dealt with in the near future with regard to the development of trunk and feeder roads, construction of road bridges, maintenance of ferries, the construction of branch and feeder lines, and the respective spheres of influence of different gauges of railways within the province. It will be of very great advantage to the Local Government to have the advice and assistance of a fully representative board in the shaping of the policy of the Government in all these matters.

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RUN OVER BY A TAXI

On Monday the Coroner held an inquest on the body of an Ooriya boy named Ana, who died in the Medical College Hospital from injuries sustained by being knocked down and run over by a taxi cab. Mr. B.C. Banerji, a merchant, who removed the deceased to the hospital, stated that the car which ran over the boy was an Overland, and the chauffeur did not blow the horn. Dewan Bahadur Dr. Hiralal Bose said that the taxi which ran over the boy in Wellington Street was numbered MG 51. The car drove away after the accident. He followed it but lost sight of it at the Esplanade. A boy named Monia identified a Panjabi named Neka Singh as the driver of the car. The Jury returned a verdict of death due to the rash and negligent driving of Neka Singh.

THE PUNJAB

SIMLA, JUNE 9

The Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab, with the concurrence of the General Officer Commanding, has recommended that Martial Law may safely be abrogated in all areas in the Punjab except in Railway lands, where its maintenance is still considered necessary for military reasons. The Governor-General in Council, agreeing with this recommendation, has accordingly been pleased to cancel orders suspending the functions of ordinary criminal courts and establishing Martial Law within the areas mentioned, except railway lands, from the dates and times specified below, namely, in Lahore civil area and cantonment from Wednesday, 11th June, at midnight; in all other areas from Monday, 9th June, at midnight.