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TROUBLE IN BELGIUM.

By Telegraph—tress Association—Copyright Brussels, April 18. Thousands of provincial residents in Belgium are walking to Brussels, railway tickets being refused them. Grave events are feared on the announcement to-mghi of the decision of tne CnamDer of Depu ties on the question of revision of the Constitution.

REFUSAL TO REVISE CONSTITU.TION.

- MORE RIOTING

FIVE KILLED—SOME FATALLY .WOUNDED.

(Received April 20, 0.15 p.m.)

By Telegraph—Press Association— Uopyrignt.

BRUSSELS, April j'J. The Chamber of Deputies, by 81 to 61, rejected a revision of the Constitution.

.Vandervelde, subsequently addressing the Socialists at Brussels, urged them to remain quiet-, expressing a hope that King Leopold will intervene to terminate the crisis.

A resolution was carried to continue he strike*

Socialists at Louvain, outside of the residence of M. Schoollaert, President of the Chamber, rioted. They stoned the police. They attacked the Catholic Ciub. The Civil Guard fired volleys, killing five and wounding twelve, several fatally. The streets are barred. The “military are maintaining order..

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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 395, 21 April 1902, Page 2

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TROUBLE IN BELGIUM. Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 395, 21 April 1902, Page 2

TROUBLE IN BELGIUM. Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 395, 21 April 1902, Page 2