UNION JACK RESTORED.
BRITISH FASCISTI AND SOCIALISTS. A BATTERSEA INCIDENT. (Received 22, 9.10 a.m.) London, Dec. 21. National Fascisti early in the morning made a risky climb to the roof of the Battersea Town Hall and hoisted the Union Jack, which the Labourite Council had refused to fly since 1919. The Fascisti cut the lanyard, preventing the removal of the flag until the 30ft. flagstaff had been climbed or dismantled.
They pinned a note on the Town Hall door stating that the Fascisti were determined that the Union Jack should be supreme. Thev warn the council “not to fly the foul rec] fl.-g; loyal citizens demand to live unrler the British flag.”—(A. and N.Z.)
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 9, 22 December 1925, Page 5
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