SYRIAN REVOLT
DAMASCUS BESEIGED. REBELS ATTACK CITY. FRENCH ADMINISTRATION PLANS BY CABLE—PBESS ASSOCIATION —COPY BIGHT. PARIS, Nov. 6. The news is confirmed that a state of siege has been proclaimed at- Damas yusx, k’he 'inJhabjita.ntjst 'have been warned to take precautions to safeguard their lives. Bakri, ex-leader of the Syrian Nationalists and now a brigand chief, has proclaimed a republic. He led a rebel attack on Damascus, which the French drove- off, killing sixty. The rebels reattacked the military, and fighting is now proceeding. A Beirut communique states that with a view to regrouping the forces the troops occupying Mousseifre have evacuated that post without incident. M. Briand (Minister tfbr Foreign Affairs) explained to the Council of Ministers the principles of the administration of the French mandate m Syria, the basis of which will be a wider measure of autonomy immediately tranquility is restored.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 9 November 1925, Page 5
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