Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 15, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free Ai photo Queen is Given guided tour by officials at Golden Temple of Amritsar Queen lays marigolds on site of 1919 massacre Monarch terms British slaying of 300 indians distressing Preuter a gesture of Good Queen Elizabeth Laid a Wreath of Yel Low Flowers yesterday at the site of a massacre by British colonial while some in this Northern Indian City welcomed the British Monarch with pomp and Joyful others demanded a formal apology for the deaths caused by British troops 78 years the Queen is on her and most Contro visit to part of a two week Region Al tour to Mark the 50th anniversary of the subcontinent Independence from but it was her first trip to site of the 1919 massacre of 300 indians that galvanized the country Independence in a speech on the eve of her trip to the Queen called the killings relatives of those killed 78 years ago said that amounted to the apology they had we Are said Mahesh Behl whose Hari ram was killed by the British our Effort did move the the 71yearold British Monarch made no state ments yesterday As she walked Barefoot across a reflecting Pool to place marigolds inside a walled Park where the killings several leftist groups continued to insist on a More explicit apology but were Able to Muster Only a few scattered protests determined that nothing mar the Royal used clubs to disperse the protesters before the Monarch one Man was dragged away by his shouting Down with the British officials had said that though the Queen would not the Laving of a Wreath at the site of the massacre should be taken As a very special the unarmed indians were gunned Down on april while attending an illegal but peaceful Independence rally defying British in new Delhi a Swami urged Queen Elizabeth to Exchange the fabled Kohinoor part of Britain Crown jew Els that is traditionally said to have been an Indi an for the real in View of the British Royal family much publicized difficulties in recent it seems to me that Only the gift of meditation will restore peace and Harmony to this troubled said Swami Satya Vedant of the Osho commune in the Western City of the which Means Mountain of has Pride of place in the Crown jewels on display at the Tower of it is widely believed to have been Given to Queen Victoria by Punjab ruler Duleep Singh in the 19th it will be a gracious gesture of Queen Eliza Beth to return the Kohinoor Diamond to India As a sign that the British Royal family acknowledges the ugliness of forcing this country to become part of its Vedant Winnipeg cattle Berrys 293900 Grant ave 204 8960964 109 a 96 us 125 the old country Mill store Eaton place shopping ctr 109 a 106 us 125 pasta More 21235 Pembina Hwy 204 2845259 108 a 106 something Beautiful Grant Park shopping ctr 1095a 106 us 125 Village Kitchen 134 Osborne for 109 us 15 volatile flying fish 468 main 108 a 105 us 125 Brandon Brandon Home hardware 3000 Victoria ave us 125 the Garden shed 1021 Rosse rave the 106 for 108 a 106 us 124 365 Days a 255 he Shifton thefil four wheel dua1 air available leather seating Remote keyless and the ability to make any Road feel like a four Lake for More visit our web site at or Call ;