ANOTHER SOLDIERS, DEMONSTRATION

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 88, 8 January 1919, Page 5

ANOTHER SOLDIERS , DEMONSTRATION

MEN LISTEN TO REASON. London, January 6. Ten thousand men whose leave had expired took part in a demonstration at Folkestone on Saturday. The proceedings were most orderly. ■ The men returned to the rest camps on the appeal , of the Mayor, pending communication with the authorities.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn. . : . . . • 'ARMY , SERVICE CORPS MEM BPEAK CAMP. • (Rec. January 7, 7.30 p.m.) ' London, January 7. Five thousand Array ' Service men broke camp at Brentford,' and c-m----mardoered. the motor lorries. Three hundred of them reached London, and n'ade a good-natured demonstr.ulofc at Whitehall, protesting >gawst tho de!oy ia demobilisation of the ormies. It is understood, that, the Government has decided that the Army Service Cwps shall be demobilised concurrently inth other unite. , Several thousand soldiers made similar, demons!ration at Brighton, but dispersed when the Mayor promised to. commun{c;«e with the War Cftice.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' ■ • (Rec. January 7, 10.10 p^m.) London, January 6. Officers apd cadets participated in an Army' Service Corps demonstration at Bromley.—Aue.-N/.Z. Cable. Assn. AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. ' (Rec January 7, 10.10 p.m.) London, January G. It is officially pointed out that demobilisation greatly burdens the' Army transport, but every endeavour is being made to reduce- tho establishment, with the decrease, of the Army. On the other hand, tho'nien declare that they have had long service as infantry, and were transferred to the transport service owing to wounds or illness.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable' Aesn.