The Orange and the Green.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 165, 21 July 1896, Page 2

The Orange and the Green.

.». . _ y SERIOUS RIOTS IN MELBOURNE. .-. A riot on ah extensive scale occurred at y Brunswick on Sunday, arising directly out ot' ti 12th July celebrated in tho early part of -'- iheweek. The Orange procession, was pro- J hibited and a good deal of ill feeling aroused. ■ ' A number of Orangemen proceeded in small : - parties to the meeting place mentioned in on y ' advertisement on. Saturday, convening -a '"; meeting of Irishmen on vacant land on the. --A route which the Orahgemeh would pass.':-; The meeting was called ostensibly to dis-:;-; cuss the Irish question, but, scenting a row, ' the public to to the number of 25,000, turned i. , up. The riot commenced with the approach - - of a drag containing a number of Orangey ; men. They were" mobbed: and the colors " torn_ from their breasts. As the different parties came along they "wero violently \ attacked with stones, knocked down "and .. badly used. Free fights among the crowd;., became gonerai. JFor three hours the battle.-' raged and maDy were injured by sliowers of.: stones, but none seriously. One woman had - a narrow' escape and was only : saved ;l>y*a : number of men forming a circle and beating . off the mob. Fifty police wero unable, to cope with the rioters, but a number of Arrests - were made after the rioters dispersed.