A PRESTON INCIDENT.
9 . RELIGIOUS PROCESSION ASSAILED. . ("Time*" and "Sydney Sua" Serrieea. . LONDON, June 2. Tho Whit-Monday procession of Catholic guilds, at Preston, was refused permission to carry a statue of the Madonna and Child. Tho procession persisted in carrying tho statue, believing that they had legal rights to do so. A crowd surged round, and oranges, eggs, and stones were thrown. A man tried to overthrow the statue and was knocked down. Cries of "Booh! booh!" were drownei in an enthusiastic demonstration by tlio majority of tho spectators.
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Press, Volume L, Issue 14985, 4 June 1914, Page 9
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89A PRESTON INCIDENT. Press, Volume L, Issue 14985, 4 June 1914, Page 9
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