London, May 3.
Special Constables have been ordered to report for duty The London Station of the Broad asting Ca, is functioning for ese of official communication: which the Government han decided te broadcast, The Government announces that it ie considering: the important question of supplying the public with news in newspaper form, In the: meantime it will be broadcasting ews five times daily ut fixed hours The Postmaster-General notifies That no foreign or colonial parcels will be accepted whilst inland packages will be restricted to a maximum of eight ounces. No par= ¢els will be delivered within the London postal area, The public is urged to economize in the use of telephones, telegraphs and postal services, A Board of Trade order establishes milk pool in London.
The Provision Exchange has agreed that last Friday's marke. prices shall be made the maximum prices until further notice.
A Government spokesman, ad. Avessing newspaper representative"
noon, reported that news front the country wns eminently satisfac tory. There was no excitement ant everything was normal, Offers of services are pouring in from all parts of the country Stocks of food are normal on the whole and in many eases above the: average, The Stock Exchange is disorganize. ed, Theve is practically no_business, Prices are precautionally marked down, but there is no selling pressure, Home Rails ave one two points down.—Reute
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