THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC
ALLEGED ABUSE OF POWER. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. Lisbon, October 30. Sanhor Franco has been arrested and charged with abuse of power during his dictatorship. He was admitted to bail. HEAVY RE( < HINISAXCES. Received 31. 0.20 p.m. Lisbon, October 31. Senhor Franco was allowed bail in i:4O,000 sterling. .loan Franco in I!" 1 ' founded a p-.irty of Libcval-P.c.-cneradore-, with a policy of social and economic reforms and efficient party control of the administration. In Ma v. I'.HKi. lie wa> appointed ft'rime Minister, but at the election- in AIILMHt he failed -,.> ob-:iin an abso'irmajority in the Chamber, while four Ppublican members were retunvd. ! Alay. 1007, the Ch-mber >< : >s /i-olye. 1 and a virtual dictator-hh> v.;.s <- '-lisli ed. with the result tint all parties -an ispd themselves solidly against, th government. On the assassit'tion of JvnCarlos in February, 100 S. .- jnhor Frr...ce resigned and left the country.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 173, 1 November 1910, Page 5
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