FRENCH DISORDERS

Southland Times, Issue 25361, 13 August 1935, Page 7

FRENCH DISORDERS

FUNERAL OF TWO VICTIMS.

CROWDS DISPERSE QUIETLY.

(United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Paris, August 11.

Draped with flatting red, two hearses conveying the victims of the riots traversed the crooked streets of Toulon. The funeral was attended by 20,000 mourners, who were marshalled by the workers, wearing red brassards. No gendarmes were visible. The proceedings were perfectly orderly. Speakers at the graveside condemned the rioting, and the crowds quietly dispersed. Two participants in the Brest riots have succumbed to their injuries, including Pierre Cautron, whom a colonial infantry sergeant, Eslan, is charged with shooting, in addition to illegally carrying arms. A thousand civil servants met at Le Havre and protested against the wage cuts and the repressive police measures at Toulon and Brest. President Lebrun, in opening a war memorial at Metz commemorating both the French and German dead, appealed for peace and unity. WAGE~CUTS DEMONSTRATIONS OF PROTEST. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 7.5 p.m.) Paris, August 12.. Cities throughout France calmly demonstrated against the wage reductions. Lille electricians cut off the current for a quarter of an hour, omnibus workers struck for three-quarters of an hour, dockers at Rochefort demanded the summoning of Parliament, Left Wing supporters held an indignation meeting at Angouleme, and ex-soldiers .demonstrated in several towns.