CONSUL’S MURDER

Hokitika Guardian, 3 December 1928, Page 5

CONSUL’S MURDER

1 United Press Association- By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). .ROME, December 1. Signor Mussolini, speaking in Cabinet, expressed his sympathy with the Italian people’s indignation at the light sentence on Modcrgno. CROWDS DEMONSTRATE. TROOPS PROTECT’ FRENCH EMBASSY. LONDON, November 30. The Rome correspondent of “ The Times” states: Tho Italian indignation at the Count- Nardini assassination incident is unabated. There was a great anti-French demonstration here to-day, with two thousand students. The authorities were soon aware of it, and they also discovered that it was intended to demonstrate outside the French Embassy. Consequently, when the students reached the I’iazza Farncse, they found the approach strongly guarded hy troops. The students whistled and groaned whenever a face was seen at an Embassy window. They then marched to the Palazzo Dellittorio, were they sang patriotic songs, until Signor Turati. the Secretary of the Fascist organisation, appeared on a balcony, and returned the Fascist salute. The students next proceeded to the tomb of the Unknown Warrior. The procession had hy this time been swollen hy thousands of townspeople. They paid homage at the tomb, and returned to the University, where they secured banners. Pursuing a long route, the crowd next demonstrated at the Palazzo Ciiigi in honour of the Duee (Signor .Mussolini), after which they knelt ;ii the Unknown Warrior’s tomb, then listened to a violent anti-French harangue, and returned to the Fascist headquarters, where they sang and shouted and waved banners until Signor Turn ti re-appeared and gave the Roman salute. The crowd next again attempted to reach the French Embassy. I'rnnps, however, again barred their way. There were many scuflles, and some arrests were made. Students at Naples similarly demonstrated, attempting to attack the French Consulate, and shouting. .“Down with France.”

BRITISH IN MALTA

LONDON, December 1

The Italian press is indulging in one of its periodical attacks on British administration in Malta, and on Genoral Sir Gerald .Strickland in particular. .Most violent alms© is heaped on the S( ,chines for the establishment in Malta mf the schools and the development of the Anglican Church, and for the adjustment of language anomalies. Pcnor Davanzati, a member of the Fascist Council, stigmatises Sir Gerald Strickland as “a spurious lord. Me says that his policy is “ one mf a Balkanese brutality.” The “Morning Post’s” diplomatic correspondent states: British official circles are not disturbed by those vapouring*. Malta has always been a sore point to many Italians, who think that its proximity to Italy gives them a special right to interest themselves m it.