LISBON REVOLT.
AN OFFICIAL REPORT
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LONDON, July 23. A censored delayed message from Lisbon states that the attempted revolution has crashed and the Government is maintaining order throughout the country^ Ail official communication declares that the officers of the 7th Regiment of Chasseurs, stationed at Castillo barracks, mutined on Friday and tried to involve the Lisbon garrison. The Government troops besieged the barracks all night a nd began an offensive in the morning, supported by artillery. The rebels quickly surrendered, losing seven killed and having thirty wounded. Precautions taken by the Government in other cities prevented similar outbreaks.
The mutiny is described as political in character, directed against the Government, but it lacked the moral atmosphere for success.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 24 July 1928, Page 5
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126LISBON REVOLT. Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 24 July 1928, Page 5
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