When the Prince of Wales arrived in Madras on Friday,
January lath, he was warmly welcomed by dense crowds of Indians. Mr. Gandhi's followers, having lulled to boycott the Prince, stirred up a violent riot and had to be dispersed by the troops. A European lady was badly hurt and much damage was done to buildings. Three of the rioters were shot dead. An attempt on the part of the so-called" Moderate " Nationalists to arrange a compromise between the Government and Mr. Gandhi was made on Monday, but Mr. Gandhi wanted all sedition-mongers to be released, while at the same time he proposed to continue enrolling " volunteers " and advising people not to pay taxes. In one district of Northern Madras " civil disobedience " on the part of the taxpayers has begun. The Indian Government are apparently unable to deal with Mr. Gandhi, for reasons that are best known to the Secretary for India.
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