BUENOS AIRES INSURRECTION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21198, 2 December 1930, Page 10

BUENOS AIRES INSURRECTION.

POPULATION STILL JUMPY. A VISITOR’S IMPRESSIONS. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, December I. Dr W. 6. Woolnough, of Canberra, who visited Buenos Aires in September to study the oilfields, has arrived at Wellington. Dr Woolnough is geological adviser to the Commonwealth Government, and was on a Government mission for the purpose of inspecting and reporting on up-tok-date methods of prospecting on large oilfields. He narrowly missed the insurrection at Buenos Aires, arriving there a few days after it had finished, although the population was still extremely jumpy. The revolution proper took place on Saturday, September 6, and there was another outbreak on the following Monday. Although it was being fought on a popular question and interest was widespread in the Republic, the uprising was confined entirely to Buenos Aires itself.

Certain parts of the city were fairly well shot up, said Dr Woolnough, and it was safe to say that there were a good many more casualties than reported. While it lasted, the fighting in Buenos Aires was quite serious, and field guns were used in the streets. “ The bulk of the population,” he added, " were highly satisfied with the result.” To illustrate the nervous feeling among the populace, Dr Woolnough related that at the railway station refreshment room one of the waiters inadvertently dropped a pile ef plates. They fell with a clatter, and everyone in the place immediately rushed to cover the pillars and everywhere where partial concealment was afforded. They resumed their places when the situation became clear,but the plates falling had cleared the place for a few seconds. “There is no doubt,” said Dr Woolnough, “ that the present Government has the entire confidence of the people.”