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A STATE OF ANARCHY. VTHENS UNDER MOB RULE. sss Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 1.35 pjTii).-., London, December 4. 'he Daily Chronicle's Athens corpondent says: Armed reservists iited down the Venizelists on Satur- ' and worst sort of anarchy prevailThe military were in complete isession- of the streets, in which jcim gtms were mounted. The »ps were shut, and the houses, had »ir abutters up. The Regulars aded and prepared to shoot at any idow where a person appeared. Resists, appeared in civilian clothes, uch hats, and cartridges, in belts, o desperadoes. Prominent Liberals, ■hiding the Mayor of Benaki, were trched through Benaki, but were resed later. v-*
The editors of the ~Hestia and >«rhellas were arrested. Raiders fried off the archives. ' All the beral newspaper offices were riddled th -bullets. Two hotels from which was alleged shots were fired were ided, also the\ former house of M. enizelos. By} night, all the .leading berals were under lock and key.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 9, 5 December 1916, Page 6
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