STORY OF THE RIOT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 141, 10 March 1919, Page 5

STORY OF THE RIOT

DRUNKEN BRAWLERS IN WOMEN'S CLOTHES (Bee. March 9, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 7. Tho riot at the Canadian camp at Rhyl began on Tuesday night, the ringleader crying, "Come on, Bolsheviks!" Thousf.nds of pounds worth of damage was done, and quantities of food and clothe 9 were destroyed. The rioters attempted to march out of camp, but were stopped by machine-guns. An officer aeroplaned to tho camp to-day and addressed the men, promising that their grievances would be removed. He said that four transports wculd shortly Re available.. Some of the rioters captured a brewer's dray and became intoxicated. rA number'of arrests were made. Lai ;r details show that twenty thousand Canadians took part in fne disturbance, which was chiefly owing to dissatisfaction with recent arrivals returning to Canada before the men who had fought in France. Tho rioters overpowered and disarmed the guards, wrecked btorerooms, and then found the liquor stores and went on fresh excesses. A number of girls were attached to the camp. The rioters forced an entry-iv i the sleeping huts and found the girls in bed. The latter cowered before the intruders, who seized tho girls' clothes and dressed up in tliein. No physical harm was done to the girls. The disturbances continued at night until the rioters, dog-tired, went to bed. They renewed the rioting on Wednesday afternoon. . The camp was reduced to a ruin. Beer was handed round in fire buckets. Drunken men, parading in women s clothes, raided the ammunition stores and attacked the officers' quarters. Wild and indiscriminate firing followed. A number were killed. Many of the rioters were wounded by the fire of their own comrades. The cavalry was called out but not allowed to usa arms.—Puter.

RUSSIAN WITH A RED FLAG (Eec. March 9, 5.5 p.m.) London, March S. The rioters at Ehyl included numbers of Russians,-who-were serving as Canaj dians. One Kussiah who carried a red flag fired his rifle,. killing a soldier who n-as writing a letter. The aon-riotera fired individual shots. The Russian flagbearer was tho first to fall DAMAGE,'XM,OOO; DEATHS, 12. (Eec. March 9, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 7. It is estimated that the damage done bv the Canadian rioters totalled £50,M0. Twelve men were killed. —"The Times.