Sequal to a Visit to the Pope

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1063, 10 August 1904, Page 2

Sequal to a Visit to the Pope

GldejacUs Storm a Station Tiiebk was an oxeiting incident last month at a railway station in Romo in connection with the visit of a patty of sixty old Catholic bluejackets and marines from lI,M. ships Implacable and Paudora to Home, to bo lecoiyed by the Popo, Having beard that tho two vessols had received ordors to loavo Italy suddenly for Malta his Holiness at once interrupted a private audience and gavo a short nddrosa to tlio uien, wlrch contained tho striking sontenci), " Bo Christian men. and be loyal to that banner which allow jou tho privilege of coming to roceiv- tho blossing of the brad of your faith." At two o'clocit tho men returned to the station for their journey io Civita Vccohia, but were refused admission, as tlioy only lind third-class ticket*;, and the oxpreßs was mudo up of first and seconds. Half an hour later their olliaors unival, and, placing tliomselves at tlw hoad of their men, ordered them to storm tho barricades and occupy the train, which was dono, As it would liavo take.i a regiment to rcmovo them, tho authorities allowed tho train to dopart, only a few minutes late, with Jaok Tars grinning all along the windows.