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Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1929, Page 6

BLIND PATIENTS MUTINY. PARIS, June 26. Mutinous scenes of an amazing nature have taken place in the National Institution for the Blind, near the Lnvalides. Some 200 blind patients of both sexes assembled last night in tbarcourtyard beneath the windows of the director’s office and clamoured for his resignation An official of the Ministry of Health who addressed them persuaded them to return to their quarters, which they did only after a noisy demonstrationin the. eorriodrs. The' Institution, which educates blind people between the ages of 10 and 21, has been experiencing trouble' for the past 18 months, repeated acts of indiscipline and even of open mutiny having taken place. Recently matters assumed a still more grave aspect when a serious fire broke out in the school. At 4 a.m. on'Monday last there was another outbreak and the firemen had, difficulty in overcoming it. The authorities are puzzled as to the action to adopt towards the blind mutineers.

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