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HYSTERICAL CROWD

4.30 O’CLOCK EDITION

SCENES AT A FUNERAL. CLASHES WITH THE POLICE. MANY PEOPLE INJURED. Cnlterl Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received July 30. 3.15 p.m.) BELGRADE, July 29. Police with fixed bayonets are clearing the streets, where rioting broke out after the funeral of the Patriarch Varnava. There were hysterical scenes as members of the Youth Movement dragged the hearse bearing the glass coffin through kneeling crowds. Fifty bishops, arrayed in gold-em-broidered vestments, followed, but the Government and the Catholic Church were not represented. Men and women fainted. The crowd Bhouted, “ Down with the Government,” and the police attempted to penetrate the centre of the city. An unauthorised delegation tried to Join the procession, starting a fight. The police charged with batons, and thousands of spectators fieri wildly. There were similar scenes at sftavia, where many people were injured. The roads .leading to the St. Sava Church were guarded by artillery and cavalry. A message from Serajevo states that over 100 people were injured in riot - ing after church memorial services for the Patriarch.

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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20259, 30 July 1937, Page 8

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HYSTERICAL CROWD Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20259, 30 July 1937, Page 8

HYSTERICAL CROWD Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20259, 30 July 1937, Page 8

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