ARMISTICE DAY

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1932, Page 5

ARMISTICE DAY

SOME WILI> SCENES

HOOLIGAN > BREAK LOOSE

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright,.*

LONDON, November 11

The Armistice Day precessions in Dublin passed off without ineitent and oi0,Ul)0 persons wearing poppies crowded into 1 Pneonix Park, but the Dail Eireann did not observe the silence and only a few members wore poppies. No public buildings flew the Union Jack.

■There were wild scenes in Dublin streets a s the night advanced, and all available police were out. Baton charges were frequent. Similar disorderly scenes marked the celebration of Armistice Day in England and Scotland. “Down with tiie Nationalist Government. Up with tli e Workers’ Republic,’’ cried hooligans, who similarly inteirupted the ceremony at Paisley, shouting “We want grub.”

CROWD AT CENOTAPH

ROYAL FAMILY ATTENDS

RUGBY, November 11.

The fourteenth anniversary of the Armistice ■ was celebrated to-day. A brief religious service, which, as usual, was preceded by the two minutes’ silence, took place at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall. Services were also held in the cathedrals, churches, public squares and at war shrines throughout Britain and the Empire. The King, who was unable to attend last year’s central ceremony at the Cenotaph, was present at to-day’s service, accompanied by the Duke of York, the Duke of Gloucester, Prince George and Prince Arthur of Connaught.- The Queen, with the Duchess of York and other ladies of the Royal Family, watched the ceremony from a Government office window overlooking the Cenotaph.

The whole British Empire was represented at the Cenotaph ceremony, including the Prime Minister ami other members ;§f the Cabinet, Mr G. .Lansbury, • Opposition leader, 1 the High Commissioners 1 for the Dominions and the members of the . Indian Round Table Conference, who are already in London. Detachments of all branches of the defence services, us well as exservicemen and women and representatives of the merchant and fishing fleets were also present. *• „ Whitehall was thronged with, people, who overflowed into Trafalgar Square and. the Horse Guards-Parade^ The Armistice Day Service held outside' the Royal Exchange was also crowded.

WAR VETERAN’S DEATH.

LONDON, November U

During the Armistice Day commemoration, ceremony at Ne-wryi James Megaw, aged 66, served in the South African and' Great Wars, dropped dead. - t

POLICE CHARGE WITH BATONS.

'DUBLIN, 'November 12

The mob on Armistice Day blocked a motor-car carrying detectives, and broke the windows and injured the occupants with stones.

Republicans smashed a window at Trinity College.

The most serious police baton charges occurred in Westmoreland Stn it, where many were injured. Th© marchers displayed favours with the words “Boycott Br’tish Goodls! They sang,: “We will Grown de Valera. King of Ireland,” and “No Poppies will be worn’in this City!”