The Archive · 1932

Libel Against Londoners

London, Nov. 22.

Photographs in one of the Ameri-gan tabloid newspapers, which have Just reached London and which are described as libels against the Lon dom people ware mentioned to-lay by Lord Hailsham, Secretary. of State for War at, the Pilgrims' Club luncheon in honour of the new American Consul-general, One photograph which is purported to show mobs "storming Bucking ham Palace", during the recent unemployed riots is actually a photograph taken in 1929 when the King Teturned to the Ralace after his convalescence in Bognor. Tie trees are shown to be in full the riots occurred in bleak October when the trees were leafless, The morning meeting was follow. ea by a serious collision this evening fetiveen "4,000 "nationalist. demon: ftrators and the police, The latter vere forced to fire on the crowd and {ote their" "bayonets "and many people were_ injured.

1 meeting. this mornings wax lopenca by the: Avebbishon of Seba andthe" speeches. were' broadcast 'The arrangements were made Powerful "nationalist. organisation Achich intends to. present. monster Petition' to. the League. of, Nations fishing' chat the Frenty of Neuilly should be anmued.

Violent speeches were made at the necting to-day against neighbouring Mater and "particulatiy™ against Yore: slavia, whom the Bulgarians holi'as mainly' responsible for the

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