THE POLICE STRIKE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3559, 11 July 1890, Page 2

THE POLICE STRIKE.

. Rioting Eoaowei. Londos, Jnty 8,Twenty mote constables have been suspended, and the: others sullenly proceed to duty. • _ The dismissed constables are peti. honing the Commissioner to be reinstated, :

_. July 9. The approaches to Bow-street are guarded by old and tried constables, and a Btrortg detainment of mounted police patrol in the vicinity, ibore is an immense crowd in the streets, and the mob noisy and aggressive, but less orimiual than yesterday, Since the commencement of the strike some of the troopers have been , roughly handled, and sever&l. were | injured by stones and bottles thrown from among the crowd. The police used their batons freely and numerous arrests /were made. The constables were obedient to -. commands, And..'the excitement is quieting down,. .'■:•■■■■ ■.;•.-., The police complain of the meagre support extended to them by the public. All danger of a strike has been averted;

Tup policemen who liavo been dismissed, complain ahat they were deßerted bjj : their' comrades, irnd insist on being reinstated, Beuewed rioting.ocqurred in Bowstreet to-day; and sixteen arrests were Sted. Attempts were made to .. 10 the prisoners, whioh resulted in tho rioters being batoned, and Bomo amount of bloodshed. The. military were held in readiness, but were not called out. It is asserted that the discontent is conflned to the young men of tho City Police Force