QUIET IN LONDON
Underground Railway Strike On Christmas Day SPECIAL BUS SERVICES Rec. 11 a.m. LONDON. Dec. 25. This has probably been the quietest Christmas Day experienced in London because a one-day strike by underground railwaymen has forced people to stay at home. The strike arose from a claim by a section of the railwaymen for two days' leave in lieu of Christmas Day. Special bus services enabled good attendances at church services and buses also transported numbers of people to the West End for lunch at their favourite restaurants. The stoppage of the underground railways prevented many people, even players, reaching football grounds. After 4 p.m. there was no transport at all for Londoners, except taxis and skeleton bus services along some routes. West End streets were emptier than for months. A majority of London hospitals reported the issue of plenty of turkey, plum pudding and the usual Christmas extras, and even toys in children's wards. Mr. Churchill worked most of the day and spent the remainder with his family.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 305, 26 December 1944, Page 5
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