UNEMPLOYED RIOTS
SERIOUS OUTIUIBAKS IN UNITED
KINGDOM
BY CABLE-PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPYftIGm
Received Sept. 10, 11.10 a.m. LONDON, Sept, 9. | Serious rioting was renewed at Dun- j dee last night. Shop windows were smashed for a distance of three-quarters of a, mile,' the police with baton charges ultimately dispersing the mob/ which split into small parties and went to Lochee and othe^r districts and continued the destruction of windows. All the police force were employed, and also specials. Thousands of unemployed in Sunderland invaded the business centre of the town while the leaders were interviewing the Board of Guardians, Part of the huge crowd came into conflict with the police, who were compelled to use their batons. Five unemployed were sent to hospital
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 10 September 1921, Page 12
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121UNEMPLOYED RIOTS Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 10 September 1921, Page 12
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