RIOTOUS STOKERS.
ASKING BRITISHERS TO KNEEL.
PEKSS ASSOCIATION - COPYRIGHT.
London, Nov. G,
The stokers have again rioted at Portsmouth, and smashed the officers’ windows. The riot was followed by stringent precautions, especially in supervising the men in returning from leave. Several officers were assaulted, and some policemen wero badly hurt. Large bodies of armed sailors and marines succeeded in arresting hundreds of stokers, who were insido the barracks ; failing to escape they behaved like madmen, smashing furniture and electric fittings. The riot originated through an oificor keeping the men on parade for an unnecessarily long time during a deluging rainstorm, The men at last bolted for shelter without waiting for dismission. Tho officer ordered a fresh parade in the gymnasium, and hearing insulting re. marks from the stokers directed the front rank to kneel in order that he might see the rear ranks.
The men refused, but when the order was repeated all knelt except two. One declared that he would bend the knee to God alone.
After the attempt to quit the barracks had been frustrated Commodore Stopford released the arrested stokers. After an inquiry had been held he announced that tho matter would be droppod.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1927, 8 November 1906, Page 2
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197RIOTOUS STOKERS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1927, 8 November 1906, Page 2
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