UNPOPULAR PROCESSION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11670, 10 April 1916, Page 6

UNPOPULAR PROCESSION.

RUSHED BY LONDON CROWD. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. (Received April 10. 3.30 p.m.) LONDON, April 9. A remarkable scone occurred in Trafalgar Square this afternoon. Thousands of people awaited a procession of the Workers' Suffrage Federation, whose meeting had been announced as a protest against the restriction of popular liberlie.;. The crowd,, suspecting that the affair'-was connected with the peace movement, rushed the procession the moment it- entered' the Square, and seized and tore up the- banners and flags, hustling the processionists. The crowd threw it'd and yellow ochre ire the face- of the speakers, and ! th?n bags of flour. i T'ue speakers hastily retreated, -and ! the crowd, led by Australian soldiers. ! sang the National. Anthem. j SELF-RELIANCE. ADVICE FRO3I OTA GO. [Per Press Association.] ;DUNEI>IX, April 10. The Patriotic Association to-day resolved that in view of the statements made by Minister of the Crown in England as to the urgent necessity for economy in order that the whole of j the resources of the country might be j available for conducting the war, the) association urges the (jovernment to adopt a self-reliant policy .and to lind within New Zealand the money ...re- j quired for war expenses and so relieve! the Imperial Government of the! necessity for lending the Dominion the ; necessary funds. j