ANARCHY IN BELGIUM. THE MOB IN POSSESSION. Army Reserves Called Out. (CABLE COPYRIGHT.)
Brussels, March 2S. The industrial stiikes in Bolgium are rapidly ppreading, and have now extended to the Charleroi district. Rioting of a very serious character is of almost daily occurrence. The chateaux of employers and factories are being pillaged, and in some cases burned. The troop? have been called into requisition, and there have been several sanguinary conflicts with the rioters. A Press Association message says : — The colliery riots in Belgium are widespread, and great havoc to property has been the result. Sanguinary conflicts have also taken place, and many persons have been wounded. Brussels, March 29. The rioting in the Charleroi district continues to spread, and the town itself is virtually in a stage of siege, the strikers holding possession, and forcibly stopping all industries in the place. In consequence of the threatening state of affairs, King Leopold has called out the army reserves.
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Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 148, 3 April 1886, Page 4
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158ANARCHY IN BELGIUM. THE MOB IN POSSESSION. Army Reserves Called Out. (CABLE COPYRIGHT.) Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 148, 3 April 1886, Page 4
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