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Taranaki Daily News, 29 July 1918, Page 5

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THE MUNITION STRIKE. POSITION EXAGGERATED. Received July 28, 5.5 p.m. London, July 26. The latest investigations at Birmingham show that yesterday's estimates of strikers was greatly exaggerated. There were, probably, not more than twenty thousand striking, and there is little sympathy with the strikers. The majority of the firms have large stocks and gauges, and so will sot be forced to stop.—Press Association. i DEALING WITH STRIKERS. MILITARY EXEMPTION TO BE ABROGATED. Received July 28, 5.5 p.m. ' London, July 26. The Press Bureau states that Mr. Lloyd George announces, on behalf of the Government, that certain munition workers, disregarding their duiy accredited leaders, have ceased to work, not in pursuance of a trade dispute, but in an endeavor to force the Government to change the national policy, which is essential to the prosecution of the war. Whilst millions of .their follow countrymen are hourly facing danger and death for their country, the men now on strike have been granted exemption, only because their services were considered of more value in the workshops than in the army. It is now necessary to declare that all men wilfully absent from work on July 29 will bo deemed to be voluntarily placing themselves outside the munitions industries, and their protection certificates will cease on that date, and they will be liable under the provisions of the Military Service Act— Press Association. ENEMY ALIEN BUSINESSES. SETTLED UNTIL 5 YEAhS AFTER THE WAR. Received July 28, 5.5 p.m. London, July 20. In the House of Commons the Trading With Enemy Aliens Bill was read a third time. The measure finally winds up German banks in London, and prevents their re-opening for five years after the war.—fieuter. : ■." ' '''■■"■s