MANCHESTER STRIKE RIOTS.
« ONE HUNDRED PERSONS INJURED. Bjr Telesraph—Press Assoclation-CoDvrlehl London, July 5. The carters' rioting continues. The police repeatedly charged the mob. There arc now 100 injured persons in hospital. The rioters e.ttempted to stop traffic on tho ship canal b.v stopping t.ho hydraulic works operating tho swing aqueduct at Barton. TROOPS DISPATCHED. (Rec, July 6, 10.30 p.m.) London, July 5. Mr. G. I?. Askwith, of tho Board of Trade Labour Dopartment, has gone to Manchester to endeavour to elfeot u settlement of the carters' dispute. A squadron of Scots Greys from York and -100 men of the Second Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment havo been dispatched to Manchester to assist in maintaining order.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19110707.2.65
Bibliographic details
Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1173, 7 July 1911, Page 5
Word Count
116MANCHESTER STRIKE RIOTS. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1173, 7 July 1911, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in