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Show East African Natives Use Women As Shields In Battling British LONDON. March 17 i By the Associated As-sociated I'rese. ) Twenty native were killed and thirty wounded of Nairobi. British East Africa. esterday In fighting which followed demonstra-llons demonstra-llons oer the arrest of the Indian agitator. Thuku. saysc a central news dispatch. Thuku was arrested Wednesday and trouble lmmedlutl' followed About one thousand natives armed wiih ticks assembled before the police station sta-tion aud demanded his releaee. but were dispersed by' police foreea who I used their bayonets. Early yesterday " str.ke of house-boys house-boys and other native workers was announced and further disturbances! occurred in which large numbers from the surrounding district uartiripated Mobs halted rickshaws and forced all Europenns to alight and walk The efforts ef-forts of armed police to clear the Mtreets failed. When the situation became menac ' lng the riot act was read and the dem onstrators were .thorted to disperse quietly. Instead they advanced toward the police palisade waving Hags and hoiittnx. Women were used as shields by the men to delay the police fire. Meanwhile military rorccs had ar-1 rived. When the mob attempted to rush the palisade, the troops were ordered or-dered to fire. Seeing fifty of their number cut down by btiUotS, the re-j nialnder of the mob stampeded. The demonstrations then ceased. |