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parade through tho atrcota by a crowd headed by the
Union Jack.
(1)
Thin dioaotcr onded the efforto of
the Birmingham poaco party for 1899.
Tho peace matting in Vewc . atlo similarly failed.
In took place on 11th October, an unpropitious date on
the eve of war$ Thomas Burt
. rostded and on the platform
were Itugh Doylea, I'residont of the t; orthunbcrland Hinara,
Chance Fonwick, G. D. Clark and a Congrogationaliat
minister.
(2)
Though admienion wan by ticket only,
a : ro-Government crowd preened in, and an in Birmingham
panned the time by aiming patriotic conga. Finally
at 10.45 pm. a local Coneervativo move=d an amendment
and declared it carried by a largo spa jority.
In Bristol the Peace and Arbitration Society
attempted to hold a nesting on 12th October at a local
Baptist chapol* The pro-Government party put out a
handbill doacribin Clarks who was duo to speak, as a
Door atonts and calling on all loyal citizono to attend
the nßoting.
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(1) lbid, 6th October 18990
(3)
The crowd: awcrnod over the pulpit,
(2) ! Ieworutle, bnilr Chronicles, 12th October 1899,
(3) xb
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(k) WontArn D +tlv T=renn, 13th October 1899.