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DISGRACEFUL RIOT IN MELBOURNE

STATE PREMIER MOBBED IN HIS OFFICE

FIGHT WITH THE POLICE ■ (By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright t Melbourne,. July 22. ; A crowd of two thousand returned 1 soldiers and sailors marched to the Premier's office, and demanded the release. of ilio returned men who were arrested j during tho Peace Day disturbances. Thu : Premier (Mr H. S. W. Lawson) illtempted to address the crowd, whicn . was augmented by large numbers of civi- , Hans', but was refused a hearing. From ' this moment all semblance of order vanished.. The crowd rushed tho Treasury, . and wrecked a number of rooms.

Ono larrikin element entered T;he Premier's room, ami hurled an ink-well at < Mr. Lawson, inflicting a severe wound on his head. Several soldiers then car- ' rie<l tlie Premier to safety. At this ' point a strong body of police arrived. 1 They were met with'a volley of stones, but charged and dispersed the rioters, i Later a crow<l of (iOOO marched' to tho < Russell Street police station, and de- i manded the release of the arrested ' rioters. The mounted police, after being' ' bombarded with brickbats, charged and,- ; after freely using their batons, ... dis- ! persed tho mob.

Fourteen of the rioters and ono poller- j man were injured, and one arrest was made.

The Premier recovered enough to at- ; tend a special _ meeting of tho Federal ! Cabinet, at which the position was dis- ; cussed.

A number of those arrested"during the • riots on Saturday and Sunday wero fined . ■ at the City Police Court.—Press Assn. .

* FURTHER DISORDERS. (Rec. July 23, 0.55 a.m.) Melbourne, July 22. Further riots occurred after the fun- • oval of the soldier who was killed on Sat- , urdav. Mounted troopers dispersed the i mob with batons.—Press Aesn.

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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 255, 23 July 1919, Page 7

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DISGRACEFUL RIOT IN MELBOURNE Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 255, 23 July 1919, Page 7

DISGRACEFUL RIOT IN MELBOURNE Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 255, 23 July 1919, Page 7

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