SCENES IN FRANCE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8843, 20 June 1907, Page 2

SCENES IN FRANCE.

Almost a Civil Waft Press Association—Copyright. Pasis, June 19. Extraordinary scenes took place at Narbpnne4ato last night. Tho tocsin "sounded from the Town Hall, • and people poured into the street and began to erect barricades. M. Ferroul, ex-mayor, whose arrest had been ordered, stopped them saying "We want no barricades. I surrender myself to justice and want no bloodshed." He then summoned them to destroy the barricades, himself setting the example. The people obeyed and the barricades were removed. There are indications that the committees in the Jdisaffected Departments sought to establish ft eon* federation with M. Albert as Prei'sideiit, Tioping to obtain an autonomous constitution.

Trains full of troops wore moved about changing the garrisons yesterday and removing to a distance troops recruited from aniong the southern population, • Troops occupy Narbonnc. M. Ferroul was arrested without disturbance. Detectives, with a military escort went to Argellieas to arrest M. Albert and five others and arrested three, but failed to find M. Albert.