MONTE CARLO
\ UJ.ERS CL'pfcjli W'xfJLi l'Uju.Kyli/. MONTH CARLO, April 1. Nine snuia Mere fired in -Uonte Cai.o to-uay following a demonstration ■ jy cl I.SSU In J LollCJ^ilslj[Uc:S. eor some moulds toe siiujecGs 01 prince juoais, Uie hereditary ruler 01 die I'lrincipaaty 01 Aioiiacd, nave been increasingly disconteii-ed. Last Peetinoer uie national Coun„u reaigbea, oeciaring unit toe nmno\ spoilt on puidie works is not enoilgn „o per,nit Alome earlo to compete ,villi tiler Riviera resorts. a lew days ago a meeting of Monaco electors asaed lor Iho aba'leulion ji nance Louis ana file appuinlnicn. „i prince Pierre, his son-in-law, as ruler lor six mouths on trial. At 6. G0 tins morning Out) men unu women, constituting six-sevenths oi the voting puiitiiauou of Atonaeo, met at me coinerence Hall. They unanimously deemed to demand Liieir rights .Horn Prince Louis.
\Vitn cries 01 •‘jxnig live the Monte Carlo Republic,” they marched through the streets until they were stopped by uie police. Then nine shots rang out, and a policeman was badly wounded in the hip. The mob readied the palace, and Prince Louis stated that, he would receive a deputation. Five of the demonstrators entered the palace, and when they returned they said that certain concessions would be made, but notliiiig definite cou.d be decided before June 1
"While the demonstration-was taking place many British and other visitors lo .Monte Carlo sipped their morning appetisers at the Cate do Paris and the hotels unaware of the trouble. PC)MCE CHIEF INJURED. The Chief of Police was amfmg those who were injured and taken to hospital. To-night the palace is heavily guarded.
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Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1929, Page 8
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