June 7, 1919 (1919-06-07) – June 9, 1919 (1919-06-09) Valletta Riots: June 7, 1919 (1919-06-07) – June 8, 1919 (1919-06-08) Sacking of Farrugia Factory, Ħamrun: 8 June, 1919; at around 8:30pm Sackings of mills, shops and police stations in Marsa, Żejtun, Luqa, Qormi and Rabat June 9, 1919 (1919-06-09) – June 11, 1919 (1919-06-11)
Disgruntlement amongst dockyard worker's after handing of notices and firings
Action to agitation by politician Enrico Mizzi and to a lesser extent, activist Manuel Dimech, by 1914 already deported to Sicily to be later further deported and finally exiled to Alexandria
Further grievance of British dockyard workers having more pay and bonus rates than the Maltese workers.
Change of University of Malta Senate by-laws adding a thesis requirement in addition to the two exams to the courses of Medicine, Law, and Theology.
Methods
Ransacking of mills, the University and houses belonging to businessmen.
Burning and/or lowering of British Flags.
Resulted in
Status quo ante bellum except for concessions.
Censorship re-introduced in the Maltese newspapers for several months after the riots.
Concessions
Newly arrived GovernorPlumer meets with Maltese political representatives and in turn recommends to the Minister of the Colonies that the Maltese are fit to have a more responsible constitution. Way for Armery-Milner Constitution to be granted in 1921 is paved.
