The Archive · 1937

French Pacifist Honoured

Imposing Parade in Paris for Late M. Jaures Paris, July 31.

'An imposing parade through the streets of the capital this afternoon, marked the passing of another yeat since the Socialist leader, M. Jean' Jaures, was assassinated on July 31, 1914, in the midst of an effort to] prevent the Great War, 'The parade wound from the Bastille, beginning at 2 pin, to the Pantheon where M. Jaures is' buried. Here the ex-Premier, M. Leon Blum; the Foreign Minister, M. Yvon Delbos; the Slate Minister, M. Maurice Violette, and other representatives of the Socialist and Communist parties, the Confederation Generale clu. Travail, and the League for the Rights of Man, addressed the demonstrators.—Havas, Tt ig believed that the outrages were designed to hinder the low of Visitors to Belfast for the visit of the King and Queen, So far five arrests have been made at Omagh, capital of County Tyrone, The five men wore remanded until August 4 by a special Court at Omagh, They were charged lurider the Civit_ Authorities Special Power Act, of having been found at Lislimnaghan acting, or about 10 act, n'a manner prejudicial to peace and order and of having possession of farms, ammunition, The accused were arrested. at 320 this morning on the Londonderry-Omagh road within 3 indeed yards of the railway.

Republican Plo: Rumours machine-guns, rifles and. revolvers:

'A. party of six. men, armed with

destroyed the customs. house on the main Belfast-Dublin road with an Ineendiary bomb.

Despite the frontier outrages, the subjects in Belfast. were determined show their loyalty to. the King find Queen who, when they landed Donegal quay, received a most enthusiastic welcome by nearly 500,- {00 people—Reuter.

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