ALEXANDRIA RIOTS.
NATIVES BEFRIEND Ol*‘F]lCE'[{v. HIDDEN UNDER ROBES. LONDON, Nov. 23. R‘eutcr’s eori-espondcnt at Alexandrio, writing on I\Fovcnlbel' 18th, stated that troops had been posted at commanding points, la-nd armoured cars. and -aa.va.ll'}' were pa’!l'o]ling the town. Everythin;gr"%vas quiet. The entry of the troops was welcomed by the Europeans. \ An innovation was made at the demonstrations today, when snl‘a.ll girls walked in fnpxit of the bier «at a fulleral of a man ‘who was killed in the disturbances. B'oys formed the vanguard and real‘gual'd. \Vhen the mob last night se'stl'ched traniway cars for officers and’. soldiers. an officer escaped by being hidden by respectable natives under their robes.
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3366, 19 December 1919, Page 7
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108ALEXANDRIA RIOTS. Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3366, 19 December 1919, Page 7
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