A GOVERNOR IN TROUBLE.
THE GIBRALTAK COMPLAINTS. : ; By Tclccrapli—Prcsß Association—Copyright ' London, April G. General Sir Archibald Hunter, Gov* ' ; ornor of Gibraltar, has been granted: threo months' leave, to enable tho local :> representations reported on February-25 to bo considered. Ever-increasing excitement and anxiety regarding tho future prevails in Gibinltar, arising chiefly from tho speech of tho Governor, General Sir Archibald lluuter, . on January 31 last. On that occasion tlm Governor said that ho knew Gibraltar better than anybody else; that tho Chamber of Commcreo thought of nobody but ; themselves; that Gibraltar juries wcro > "notoriously unjust" (this passage was j an aside by the Governor, and did not appear in tho "Gazette"); that lie might ; soon have to establish a press censorship; that Gibraltarinns speak English worse than Egyptian donlccy-boys; and that "this town is liko tho Augean stables." nnd "I am determined to exact order and decency hero from everybody who comes ' • into tho fortress I command."
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1718, 8 April 1913, Page 5
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156A GOVERNOR IN TROUBLE. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1718, 8 April 1913, Page 5
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