WORK IN BRITAIN
An interesting sidelight on the condition of affairs prevailing at Home is thrown by a letter from a lady at Coventry, received by Mr. T. Shields, of Wellington. Referring to a mutal acquaintance, she says : "He is working at the Coventry Ordnance Works, a large ammunition factory, on a night shift from 5 p.m. to 6 a.m., Sundays included, so you will guess he has very little time for doing anything else. He does not like the night work at all, but still Government work lias to be attended to, and it seems as though its" either that or the trenches for the men just at present, Coventry is quite a busy city. All the factories are working day and night, and most of the men are getting worn out. It seems nothing efia but work and sleep for them. . . . We have been carefully warned here in case of an air raid. . . . The Government have stopped all men on ammunition work from enlisting. . . Ever so many aeroplanes are being made too. One is just being tested, and is flying right over our hous<> "
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Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 88, 12 October 1915, Page 2
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186WORK IN BRITAIN Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 88, 12 October 1915, Page 2
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