THE REVOLUTION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10115, 10 October 1910, Page 5

THE REVOLUTION.

TKRQIVSNG OF BOMBS.

ARREST OF PRIESTS AND EXPOLICEMEN.

THE ESCAPE OF ROYALTY,

Utseeivod last night, 5.5 o'clock.) LiSBON, October 8. On Friday the students of tho x'olytechnic, accompanied by sailors \uio were guarding the Ruagelmas quarter, held a procession. A bomb was thrown from the window of a Jesuit Convent, killing two sailors.

Troops which arrived upon the scene encountered a shower of explosives. They opened a heavy lire with two guns. The. fighting continued until midnight, the Jesuits throwing explosives amongst the crowd.

Three soldiers and several Jesuits were killed. The Government decided to-day to take active measures against the Jesuits.

The authorities continue to arrest priests and ex-policemen. TJie clergy have been requested not to appear in the streets attired clerically. All religious denominations have been dissolved.

King Manuel and Maria (the Queen Mother) went to Mafia, and, ai'ter receipt of the news that the Royalist roops had surrendered, they drove to Erieiera, where they boarded the Royal yacht. The revolutionist leaders state that the Duke of Oporto was placed on the Royal yacht after being captured while lighting heroically at the head of the Royalists in the streets.

The Royalties embarked in open boats, amid the respectful silence ol the spectators and the wonderment of the fisher-folk, who were ignorant of the rebellion.

The Royal suite took nothing with them, and are extensively purchasing necessaries at Gibraltar.

ADMIRAL SUICIDES. MILITARY OCCUPIES THE PALACE. CITY IN A NORMAL STATE. AN EXAGGERATED DEATHROLL. "" LISBON, Ocotber 8. Admiral Reiss, upon whose advice the revolution was precipitated, committed suicide in a moment of despair, when the warships failed to fire the thirty-one guns agreed, upon. This failure made him believe that the cause was being betrayed. The bodies of Admiral Reiss and Dr. Bombarda are lying in the Municipal Chamber, awaiting a funeral wnn national honours.

The military have occupied the Royal Palaces, and are guarding the valuables. The Palaces are to be turned into museums. city is almost in a normal state, althought street traffic has been suspended, the shops are mostly closed, and the populace is armed. Every precaution is being taken* to guard the Portuguese Royal yacht at Gibraltar.

Police boats patrol around the vessel, and torpedo nets have been lowered across the Northern Harbour, preventing boats from entering. Later reports show that the damage clone by the bombardment of Lisbon was surprisingly slight, despite blood-curdling accounts that thousands were killed and a. -whole quarter of the city was wiped out. Tne deatli roil will probably not exceed three hundred. The "Daily Mail" states that the killed and wounded total five hundred. Senor Braga, the new President, states that the revolutionists had no military personal aims. Renter reports that Senor Braga declared thai the late dynasty endeavoured to maintain its position by menacing the people with a threat of British intervention, as if the ancient alliance was one of dynasties instead of between the peoples.

Seven monarchical newspapers have ceased publication. The date of the. plot was fixed to coincide with the King's visit* to the provinces, but the enthusiasm over President Fonsiea's visit, and the death of Dr. Bombardo, hastened the event, whicii took place two days earlier than the. date fixed. Some priests and Jesuits were captured with weapons in their hands. One of them fired among the people, killing a man. The Municipal Guards made their last stand :)t Rusnarogue, out were swept away by the quick-firers.

ANTI-CLERICAL AGITATION. PRIESTS ATTACKED IN THE STREETS. (Roc. this morning, 12.20 o'clock.) LISBON, October 9. Senor Braga is striving to suppress the anti-clerical agitation which is due to the Jesuit outrages. Senor Almuda, Minister of the Interior, is motoring through the various townships and endeavouring to restrain the demonstrations. The mobs are attacking priests in the street.

Churches the priests of which are State-recognised are being re-opened.