BRITISH AND FOREIGN.
Demonstration by French Residents of Newfoundland
Prafl Association.- Telegraph.— Cony ngh i Received November 19, 10.30 a.m.
NEW YORK, November 18. Popular demonstrations in favour of free Schools occurred on the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. A thousand" inhabitants, after parading the streets carrying American flags, threatened a movement for annexation by the United States. The Governor, in a conciliatory speech, promised to submit the matter to the French Government, since the police of the islands is insufficient to suppress disorder.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 12622, 19 November 1908, Page 6
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85BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 12622, 19 November 1908, Page 6
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