The seventeenth anniversary of the Fascist march on Rome was observed yesterday by the local Italian community, which assisted at a solemn Mass celebrated in the morning on board the Italian cruiser Raymondo Montecuccoli and then met at a large reception held in the afternoon at the Casa d'Italia.
Seventeen years ago Signor Benito Mussolini entered the capital at the head of the Fascist revolutionary forces and was called by H.M. the King to form the government which since then has guided the destinies of the Italian nation.
All the warships in the harbour were beflagged on the occasion of the anniversary. Two more holidays will shortly be observed by local Italian ' community. The nearest of these is the anniversary of the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, which takes place on Friday, while the 69th birthday of HM. King Victor Emanuel will be celebrated a week later.
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