DEMOBILISATION.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16415, 8 January 1919, Page 7

DEMOBILISATION.

DELAY CAUSES UNREST. j GOOD-NATURED PROTESTS. ! (By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright.) (Australian and N.i«. CaWo Association.) (Received January 7th, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, January 7. Five thousand Army Service men broke camp at Brentford and commandeered motor-lorries, in which three hundred reached Londod. They demonstrated good-naturedly at the Whitehall, protesting against the delay in demobilisation. It is understood the Government has decided that the Army Service Corps shall bo demobilised concurrently with other units. Several thousand Boldiers made a similar demonstration at Brighton, but dispersed when the Mayor promised to communicate with the War Office. • MEN REFUSE DUTY. GRIEVANCES ATRED AT SEVERAL DEPOTS. (Australian and N.Z. Catlo Association.) (Received January 7th, 9.35 p.m.) LONDON, January 6. Army Servico men at Brentford this morning refused to take out their lorries. The officers advised the men to lodge complaints. They rctortod that they would only be arrested, and then quitted the camp. Eight hundred Army Service men at the Shortlands depot, including officers and cadets, marched to Bromley, and held a meeting, airing their grievances. Similar meetings wpre held at the Grove Park and Sydenham dopots. It is officially pointed out that demobilisation greatly burdens the army transport, but every endeavour is being m; to reduce the establishment with the decrease of tho army. On the other Land the men declare that they served for a long time as infantry, and were transferred to the transport service owing to wounds and illnoss. HOLLAND AGREES TO USE OF SCHELDT. AMSTERDAM, January 6. Holland has not only agreed to tho use of the Scheldt for tho provisioning of the British Army, but has decided to allow British troops to return via the Scheldt, preparatory to demobilisation, provided they do not carry arms and ammunition. The permission must not be accepted as a precedent, and the transports must fly the commercial flag.