BURMA RIOTS.
DAYS OF HORROR DESCRIBED. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, July 25. Stories of days of horror during the Burma riots were related by Mrs N. Freeman, on arrival from Rangoon. Once, four natives were caught by an infuriated mob near her husband’s house, and dismembered before her eyes. The attackers used long cane knives. They cut off the victims’ arms to prevent retaliation in the next world. Another, practice was to amputate every finger, and arrange them in a circle around the corpse. Mi’ and Mrs Freemen entertained Wing-Commander Kingsford Smith, Lieutenant Ulm, Mr Chichester, and Miss Amy Johnson at Rangoon.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18629, 26 July 1930, Page 2
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104BURMA RIOTS. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18629, 26 July 1930, Page 2
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