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Show isbiax coxestr.. one Tkeawansl Brlearalra Prrtent at tb Opening;. Calcutta, Dec 20. The National Nation-al Indian Congress opentd In this city today. One thousand delegates were present and 5000 persons In the audience. Among those who attended were Messrs. Schwann and Gain, members of the British House of Commons, several isjabs and SAabommedAn nobles. Advocate Gbose, the leading attorney at-torney for the high court, in an address describes the congress as taelaevitahle outcome of too gen-ateos gen-ateos policy of the British govern - "Sir. Mbta, a aneeaber of tte Bssahay IgllatTe CouacH, in his presidential addresstmade declarations declara-tions as to the locality of the movement move-ment and ls pacific aims. He said the congress desired to assist the government in the work of social reform. Although the diverse nationalities na-tionalities of India was not yet ripe for a representative body, yet the elective principle ought to be adopted in nominations to the Indian Indi-an Council and he appealed to tbe viceroy to watch tile movement In a spirit of gecertus sympathy. |