IN SYRIA.
I “Th” Times” Service.]
SITUATION STILL SERIOUS. _ DAMASCUS, November 8. The town of Damascus ' itself is quiet, hut the situation is still serious. There are organised hands around Damascus and they remain a menace. The people in the Moslem quarter appear dazed and sullen.' North of Damascus French jurisdiction outside the towns, is practically non-existant.
French reinforcements are hourly expected. This is having a reassuring effect.
A GRUESOME SIGHT. K ,Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) DAMASCUS, Nov. w. Three Arabs belonging to the hand .vhieh Attacked the Baghdad convoy 'ast summer, killing a French captain and wounding others, were publicly hanged. Their bodies were-suspended for six hours and inspected hy large
■rowds. Targe posters containing particulars of the crime were fastened to •mill body.
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Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1925, Page 2
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