All the London electricity stations, except five run by" the respective municipalities, were working wel. The Government had introduced naval ratings and volunteers to assist loyal workers. The speaker! voterred in. this connexion to. the: cessation of generation of electrical power and light in the day time at] five stations. This affected the London Hospital, a number of Dakeries worked electrically and cold storage stations in docks, as a result of which meat. was likely to bad. However, the food supply of London was proceeding—quite Referring to the question of protection of willing workers, the Home Secretary said that he proposed 0 ask the community as 2 whole to enrol as special constables in much larger numbers. Seventy-five hundred original specials. were already on duty and over 3,000 had been sworn in during the last two days, He had directed the police not. to allow the proposed mass meeting into the heart of London to-night, organized by the Deptford branch of the Communist Party and kindred associations, In conclusion, the speaker appeaked to the people to take no! notice of alarmist rumours, many! of which had already been cireulated. The only riot had been a smal one at Poplar. The country was steady at the moment. He enjoined to stand fast,
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