HORRORS OF SYRIA.
SHELLING A* GAOL. ALL PRISONERS KILLED. LONDON, November 3. ' A message received by the National Political League-states that in the revolt at the Damascus . prison,; which. was bombarded, the whole of the 1200 prisoners perished- ■ ■> - •••. - ' The National Political League.has received a cablegram from Jerusalem stating that the Arabs in Palestine struck work on the anniversary of .the. Balfour declaration as. a protest against • the Damascus atrocities. . ■ : i Guerilla warfare in Syria is enveloping vast areas of the country petwpen Horns and. Damascus and ha.? shaken French control. The guerilla bands dominate that district.— (A. and N.Z and "Times.") FRENCH SHELL VTLTAGFS. PUNISHMENT OF BRIGANDS. (Received 12 noon.^ CAIRO. November 3. A traveller from Damascus states that the French bombarded three villages near Damascus as a reprisal for acts of brigandage.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) ,
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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 261, 4 November 1925, Page 7
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