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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 31, . 1959.

Chairs Wielded During London Meeting On Central Africa

London, July 30.

FIGHT in which steel chairs were wielded broke out tonight at a

meeting on Central Africa held at the Central Hall, Westminster.

The meeting was jointly organised by the African Bureau, the Committee of African Organi-

Commons sations, and the Movement for Colonial Freedom.

Recess

London, July 30.

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The House of CommaELS recensed al A p.m. Loday for summer vacation, after a final session xi wħleb the members

of Parliament discussed the situation In the Arablan Peninsula, and stamle energy,

Officialy the House of Commorr

to

орел again on October 22, bui observers all not expect date fo hold good. Most of the members were expeeling elections at the end of October, probably October 22 or 20.

The

the Speaker has

Parlia- power lo summon ment if necessary. Such a килатоля would have 10 be issued to hear a reade ing of a deeree dissolving Parliament rior 10 elee.

Observers expeeled this summons about September 25. It was noted in thận respect that administrative personnel of the Labour Parly parliamentary group Instructed today to. return to their posis on September 24-AFP.

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Ten shirt-sleeved men fought and struggled' with stewards.

The chairman_of_the_mgeling, Mr Dingle Foot, a Labour mem ber of Parliament, appealed lu the nudience of 500 peuple 10 steel chairs were xit town S brought down on heads.

Bleeding

The shouting and struggling continued for alx or seven minutes. One mar

had ti shirt torn off. Another was bleeding from the head,

A uniformed pollee inspector tooit the names of a number of | men put out of the hall by the

stewards.

Earlier in the meeting. 20 stewards hnd moved constantly about the ball as interruplers shouted: "They're all rediftion- minngers on the platform" and other abusive remarks,

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