MOB DOWNS UNION JACK
AND HOISTS GREEK FLAG MINOR DISTURBANCES
{Jlritisli Official Wireless.) (Received 27th October, 11 a.m.) RUGBY, 26th October. The Colonial Office stales that a telegram received from the Governor of Cyprus this morning reports that the situation in the towns is easier, except in Kyrenia. There was only a small police detachment at this town, which had hitherto been quiet, but on Sunday a mob was incited to tear down and destroy the Commissioner's Union Jack and hoist the Greek flag. Military reinforcements were sent and the situation is in hand. Reports from country districts indicate minor disturbances, including the destruction of a bridge and the cutting of telegraph wires.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 102, 27 October 1931, Page 9
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113MOB DOWNS UNION JACK Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 102, 27 October 1931, Page 9
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