?CES STANDING BY

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5300, 13 January 1947, Page 5

?CES STANDING BY

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ft week-END meat ■ inlondon

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B LONDON, Jan. 11. ■c lorry drivers have ■ved whai Ihe Lufiwaffe ■the German Armv and ■ failed io do— prevent lon ralion-book holders BreceiviPR' their full allo- ■ 0f meat, says Reuter's ■ agency. Some shops reE 30 per cent of Ihe meat K, but tlicse supplies are Bvhaiisled. ■Governnx-nt anmuinced to-day K Xavy, Armv nnd Air Foree Bii'ivW tls-iaili d ordcrs to prolatever ^-Ltanec is required ntain tlf }»'>»;!(» V food sup11] Dihcr --i jfial sorvices in thr strik • "f L« ndon earriers. .-ays that the t ; ;,r ff'ii m! i>u lo prevent isarv ii!i-n>ivt>nience and hardsiii": froiH r: r' iul rtoppage -of road hau'ive. prt'iv ' ;-v ■ inmnlated the llaular ,' .V : ^eiation with of i-cit' :■» d'siribute food H' !' riy are 011 strike, «„ !>v the dirfthe Mr. R. W. r Forcc Leav Cancelled Royal Ar>- Foive cancelled i(l lea'.v h- drivers after m'muent a?!»:niHcement that viccs vr.:; ln to mahitahi pplic* dnj'i the strike. Smithfield ■••'ikevs. at ti meetidi lar'ed ihe 'i'Hirs, formed ai iv.miritf. nrd deliberated »xt !!i"V . rm'plovees, other mspnn v orkers at Smithfield, n w-xk'. i. ;r industries uffect;hc ii se -»f i roops to support ko, rly aSI bulchers in London 50M out !>'■ last night, and people v;i'vi' unable to haytor the week-end. Other are scarce .-»nil cigarettes are unobtainable. Long queues points food, which many quicklv «. 'eared. Trar.snxv- Geiieral Workers' ia c:i:ie.l a meeting of dele>r to-iii- : (Sunday). Minht-:- Food, Mr. J. y. cMiotniced that military will on Monday. "A anre xf t'u* strike into next ht srdd. "would prevent pis i:'.-eA:nfr many of their 1 : ejpplies. In Ihe ftiiuH r y ; • he (Fivernnient's trf- i .;»■ -s-.'iicy nieasures •h ''ie-: oi' foodstuffs. 1! • ai | eniphasise ih i-'.'vi --ti this duty the tinhm : i: . intervening in flust j-;J .. or implying ni"; ' >i'-n's elaim." Aaic k-i- is-a.'d instructions roryt • : >-e.!e must 1)0 W'tlii.-o : deltiy to protect > f --.pplies. says the 1 f. ,,f f}lc Daiiy aftins; of T'-fvjps Possible U'liler.-i t,. Cabinet, in will draft into *•;. F . London area it in ti"- • irdmtion of food, He Miniite'r- ",re relucrant to uch a £ten. ihere is no doubt iey wdl have lo do so if the continv?, But ihey will be W'ith n fb.ertajje of lorries 'e ^ Arai v demobilisation le disposal of lorries. litat arv for troops, ■* -V'd. to take over ■ hy the striking _ V: '-ould produce a '« r«'i!«:r taetful handling. eot.ieai A t (mference has ed r'i- . -• «•«_ •.tuiii,..,,..- nieasures for wiiu which might i '•••■ f!"-". i-iHiient calls in l('i''y !f v- -. iinve formed a SiiKe emittee, says the ? btan I •»- strikers are ^ ' . walkout among 's 'b'ckvrs. husmen and P(»i'ffv.. ; ko Government attrmy ilf „}HM.ale "blackJUcie.c. iv, , sertions could !. !lt1 «diih;;.nai 40.000 key