FLOGGINGS ORDERED FOR BAGDAD STUDENTS
THREATS TO SIR A. MOND Bu Cable. — Press Association. — Copyright. Reed. 12.30. p.m. BAGDAD, Tues. Following the demonstration against Sir Alfred Mond last week, when he and his party had to enter Bagdad by a circuitous route to avoid a threatening mob of 10,000 people, the Iraq Cabinet has passed an ordinance ordering flogging, with a maximum of 25 lashes, for students under 19 for participating in an illegal as sembly, and for attempting to disturb the peace. Sir Alfred Mond leaves Bagdad on February 15.—A. and N.Z. After a journey across the desert from Palestine, Sir Alfred and Lady Mond. their daughter. Lady Erleigh, and 11 others in their party were transferred into light motor-cars and were driven to the British Residency without being detected. The attitude of the mob was due to political propagandists, who declared that Sir Alfred was coming to introduce into Iraq Zionist principles based on the Palestine regime. Students held processions in the street, shouting, “Down with Zionism.” They were, quickly reinformed by thousands of idlers and a sprinkling of natives. Other motor-cars were stopped and their occupants robbed. Mounted police dispersed the demonstrators. Several persons were injured.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 279, 15 February 1928, Page 13
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