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One of the quietest and most peaceable of men, his death, under 

 such unfortunate circumstances, caused great regret in the neigh- 

 bourhood, where he was much liked and greatly esteemed. But it 

 will be deplored by a much wider circle outside, for he was a man 

 of many activities. The untortunate man was promptly removed 

 to hospital, but expired on the way. 



Extract from 

 " The Ceylon Morning Leader," June -zn'd, 1915. 



Kandy, June ist, 11-40 p.m. 



This afternoon, about 2 o'clock, Kandy was in a state of excite- 

 ment, consequent on the false rumour spread throughout the town 

 that the Maligawa was being attacked by a gang of Moors. Imme- 

 diately all the houses and boutiques in the town were closed. As is 

 frequent these days, this rumour, too, appeared to be false, and 

 there stands the Maligawa untouched and unharmed. 



Mob at Ampitiya. 



A little later Mr. W. Stace, Magistrate, who was on the Bench 

 hearing cases, was informed by a lawyer that Ampitiya was being 

 mobbed by Moors. He hurried to near the Queen's Hotel, where 

 he found the military and the police stationed, and they were sent 

 in batches with Superintendent Thornhill to Ampitiya with some 

 men under arrest, there having been a small disturbance there. 



Extract from 

 "The Ceylonese," Thursday, June $rd, 1915. 



New Moor Street and Old Moor Street were, right through the 

 day, the scene of trouble. As no one was allowed by the police 

 to go towards that side, we are unable to give authentic information. 



Rumour has it that a number of Sinhalese women were brutally 

 treated. 



Wofendahl was another place that saw a lot of bloodshed yes- 

 terday. Kuruwe Street and Wolfendhal Road were considered the 

 strongholds of the Moors, and these men gathered there and showed 

 little mercy to any Sinhalese men that came within their clutches. 



Extract from 

 " The Ceylonesej" Friday, June ^th, 1915. 



Early on Wednesday morning an alarm was raised that the 

 Moors in a body were coming to Mutwal via Kotahena, where they 

 were damaging St. Lucia's Cathedral, and immediately the whole 

 place was astir, and men, young and old, soon gathered in large 

 numbers, armed with various weapons, at different junctions. 



This excitement lasted for about a couple of hours, and when 

 the people were tired of waiting for the Moors, and realised that 

 it was a false alarm, they quietly dispersed. 



12. Thursday, June 2nd. 



On June 2nd the military and the police were in occupation 

 of Colombo. They guarded all approaches to the town. 



