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those owned by victims of the riots, and Ideal Volunteore,
Fire Brigade and Church Lade Brigade took part in a
procoation,
(1)
In Birmingham there was a procession
of t edical studonts from Mason Colleget and an orguaiaod
procession on 20th Z1ay" A free saagia lantern chow
was held at the fiidland Inntitute ahowing pictures of
the war and the generals.
(2)
There was great
opportunity for patriotic sentirucnto, - at G1ouccstcr ono
councillor said$ "England would remain thw coot glorious
and greatest Empirc the world hap ever teen (chowo) It
was the ambition of the ]3rittnh rapine to be the
greatest Empire on which the nun ever net. " (3)
There were a few attacks on the peace party, John Burne
had hto windows broken
i-
he wrote of the London. events ,-
"Streets crowded with madly excited People- ....
have I seen ouch a wild delirium oiler no nmall.. a
2rovcr
victory. Crowds pnsaded up und down the hill and ", well
orgunined gang of political opponents whilst punning
(1) l4idhurnt Timen, 25th lay 1900.
(2) Daily A1 21st flay, 6th 17th -Juno 1900... .
(3) Gloucestershire Chronicle, 26th flay 1900"