TROOPS LOOT SHOPS
WILTS REGIMENT’S OUTBREAK. BOMBAY, February 28. Panic was caused in Bangalore on Christmas Eve and again on Christmas Day by 300 men of the Ist Bn., Wiltshire Regiment, who, in batches of 30 and 40, forced an entry into Funnell’s Hotel, in South Parade, and created a serious disturbance. It is alleged that the troops on Christmas Eve assaulted a customer and damaged furniture. The management, telephoned for military assistance, but a small force which arrived, failed io restore order. The civil police then arrived and charged the soldiers with batons. The men meanwhile had caused damage to neighbouring buildings. Order was restored late at night. On Christmas night there were further disturbances. Shops and restaurants were forcibly entered and looted by the troops, who took beer, wines and spirits. South Parade to-day was deserted. The commercial houses are appealing to the administration to maintain order.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 20 February 1937, Page 2
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