POLICE STRIKE.

Taihape Daily Times, 5 August 1919, Page 5

POLICE STRIKE.

‘VACANCCIES VRAPEDLY FILLED. LONDON, Aug?‘ 2. The vacancies in the police ranks in London were rapidly filled. . Four hundred pensioners applied for permission to resume. General Macrezidy thanked the Metropolitan police ,for their splendid loyalty. He said he was convinced that now the force was purged of discontent it would increase its great reputation_ V Four hundred policemen struck at Birmingham. These" constitute a third of the whole force. ' , Nine hundred troops are guarding Liverpool Town Halul and shops. UNIONISTS RESOLVE ON G-EN'ERA.L STRIKE. LONDON, Aug. 3. ‘Conflicts occurred at Liverpool, the troops firing volleys govcrhead. A man was“ shot in the stomach. Two thousand reinforcements have arrived. A meeting of unionists resolved on -a. general strike in sympathy with the police. ~ - Liverpool is now strongly guarded with machine guns and tanks. FORTY SHOPS LO'O-TED. LONDON, Aug. 2. FOITY shops ‘were looted in Liverpool, including those of jewellers and pawnpbrokers. The streets were strewn with wreckeze. Special constables _:WeT9 13-I‘2‘ely enrolled. All strikers were iifiskmissed. -