FAMINE AND INCREASED DEATH RATE.
Per Press Association—Copyright, LONDON, August 19. Fifty-eight thousand troops have been placed at the disposal of the military commanders within tho strike areas. The Irish express at Fishguard was barred by strikers. A party of troops returning from furlough fixed bayonets and drove the strikers back, and released the train. >Trains were stoned near Bradford, and points tampered with 1, at River r bridge, Yorkshire; but the discovery was made in time to .prevent harm re-j suiting. Many industries. in Manchester are shutting down owing to lack of coal andtransport. . Only a few days' food supplies are available. Soldiers are guarding ail the electric power stations.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXI, Issue 8452, 21 August 1911, Page 5
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