ON THE VERGE OF FAMINE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1210, 19 August 1911, Page 5

ON THE VERGE OF FAMINE.

LIVERPOOL GOES FROM BAD TO WORSE. BAKERS' SHOPS LOOTED. (Rec. August 18, 10.10 p.m.) London, August 18. Tho situation at Liverpool ris going from bad to worse. A famino is threatened, and tho spectro of pestibneo hovers over the city, which is every day presenting a raoro dirty appearance. Tho scavengers have struck, and as the daily cleaning is not being performed a menaco to health has arisen. The efforts to. plunge tho city in darkness were partially successful. The authorities secured assistance and maintained the street lighting, but the theatres were closed. The railway 6crvices are being fairly well maintained, except to Manchester and Yorkshire. Tie hotels are closing at 2 o'clock in tho afternoon, and tho sale of bottled liquids has been interdicted in order to prevent rioters using tho bottles as missiles. Rioting in Scotland Road, Rioting has begun in the Scotland Road area of Liverpool. Many bakers' shops liave been looted in tho lower parts of tho "city, where the pinch of hunger is keenly felt. Two thousand special constables liave been enrolled. Tho tramway services were suspended at nightfall in order to conserve tho current for lighting. CRUISERS IN THE MERSEY. MORE RIOTING AT LIVERPOOL. ATLANTIC LINERS BLOCEED. London, August 17. Further rioting hns occurred at Liverpool. Tho gravest feature to-day is tho calk ing out of tho power-house men, in order to plunge tho city into darkness and stop tho tramways. Several cruisers have arrived in the Mersey to protect the shipping. Tho appearance of tho cruisers with bluejackets prepared to land, coupled with the great military activity, has impressed tho mobs. Mr. Tom Mann declares that he will not issue further permits for transport of food. Ho adds that tho military can tako tho responsibility of getting carts through the streets. Many shopkeepers have removed tinned goods from tho windows. / Tho shipowners ofl'er to withdraw tho lockout on terms. A number of small fires, supposed to be tho work of incendiaries, have occurred among the shipping at Liverpool. It is doubtful whether the Atlantic liners will be able to leave, owing to their inability to coal. Tho Cunard and White Star 6tcamers* crews have been paid olf. Lord Raglan, Lieutenant-Govemor of the Isle of Man, has applied for a cruiser to transport provisions to tho island, ordinary communication having ceased owing to tho strike. THE CONCILIATION BOARDS. PRESS VIEWS. London, August 17. Tho "Daily Chrouicle" and tho "Morning Leader" uphold tho principlo of Conciliation Boards. Tho former paper declares that the sudden repudiation of the agreement of 1907, which ends in 1914, will alienate public sympathy. FRENCH LOSSESPUT AT .£IO,OOO DAILY, (lice. August 13, 10.40 p.m.) Paris, August 18. Tho English strikes aro seriously effecting tho French export of produce, and it is estimated that the loss amounts to .£IO,OOO dailfc