ECONOMY BY FORCE.
FIGHTING BELGIAN PEASANTS. DEAR EGGS AND BUTTER. (Received 1 p.m.) LONDON. March 13. The Brussels correspondent of the , "Times" says the people are continuing j a campaign against the peasants who, ' in their oninion. charge too high prices ; for butter and eggs. Brussels ex-soldiers ' in conjunction with members of the newly formed Fascist organisation, nrocecded in motors to the big market at Merchtem. a (wo hours' journey from Brussels, and compelled the peasants to i sell butter and eggs a! groii.ly reduced | prices. There were no disturbances, I most of the nea-ants ..piling under the | demonstrators' terms, but they declared they will not frequent the market in . future.—("Times.")
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Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 63, 14 March 1924, Page 5
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