MASS DEMONSTRATION
(Press. Assn.—
"UNITED FRONT OF LABOUR" HOLDS PROCESSION IN CHRISTCHURCH PROCEEDINGS QUITE ORDERLY
-By Telegraph— -Copyright).
CHRISTCHURCH, Sunday. A mass demonstration organised by a group styled the United Front of Labour, was held in Christchurch today. There was a procession through the streets and a meeting in Cranmer Square wbich was addressed by Labour speakers, including the Mayor, Mr. D. G. Spllivan, M.P., the Rev. J. K. Archer, (Deputy Mayor), and Mr, E. J. Howard, M.P.. There were also Communist speakers. The "Red Flag" and the "Internationale" were sung, although the crowd did rather badly with the "Internationale." Proceedings were quite orderly. The police had taken elaborate precautions to prevent disorder and no display of force was made by them, but in King Edward Barracks, a quarter of a mile from Cranmer Square, were packed 300 special constables with motor cars for speedy mobilisation at any point where trouble arose. Some shop-keepers, notably hotels with bottle stores, were asked not to display their wares in the windows. The demonstrators were probably unaware of tbese precautions and saw nothing of the special constables.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 212, 2 May 1932, Page 5
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184MASS DEMONSTRATION Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 212, 2 May 1932, Page 5
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