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Letters, Correspondence, and Articles 77 of Qadian, Mirza Abdul Haq, B. A. , LL. B. , Advocate, and G. F. Malik, M. A. , contacted Mr. Soni, the Ilaqa Magistrate who was requested to make available our people their houses that they may live in some rea- sonable comfort even though they had been robbed of all their personal effects. The Magistrate told them that he would let them know in a day or two if he could accede to their request. But this reasonable and justifiable request was never acceded to. 16. On the 5th of this month our Hospital that has rendered medical aid to hundreds of thousands of non-Muslims ever since its inception was taken possession of with Police aid by one Dr. Kidar Nath, S. A. S. , a local private practitioner. Our wounded who were in the hospital, were mercilessly turned out. 17. Likewise all our factories have been forcibly taken away from us, the Magistrate having informed us that our Star Hosiery Works has already been thoroughly looted. Incidentally it may be mentioned that our representative, Mirza Abdul Haq, Advocate, had requested the Magistrate to allow us to take out some of our blankets from the Star Hosiery so that we may give these to our ladies and children between three to four thousands in number who were without any covering or bedding. The learned Magistrate kindly assured us that he would let us have some of the blankets. But later on he told us that he was quite helpless. 18. We have no hesitation in saying that in spite of all his professed sympathy with us and good intentions