A PARISIAN STRIKE
CHAUFFEURS ATTACKED. PARIS, February 2. A taxi-cab company owning 3500 cabs, which has not used a single vehicle since the 27th of November, brought out a largecontingent driven by newly-instructed chauffeurs. They left the garages escorted by the cuirassiers, cyclists, and policemen. Qne of the last-named falling over a cycle threw the procession into disorder. A mob of strikers rushed the vehicles, overturning five, smashing the windows, and slashing the cushions. The cavalry with difficulty rescued the remainder. There was a severe conflict with the soldiers and police, armed with swords and revolvers. The strikers had stones and knives. Twenty-one police and soldiers were wounded, and also 30 of the strikers. Forty taxis reached Paris, where there were attempts throughout the day to cut the tyres.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3021, 7 February 1912, Page 26
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129A PARISIAN STRIKE Otago Witness, Issue 3021, 7 February 1912, Page 26
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