POLICE STRIKE FAILURE.
NO SUCCESS IN PROVINCES. : DISMISSAL OF STRIKERS. LEGISLATION IN COMMONS. By Telegraph— Association—Copyright. (Received 8 p.m.) A. and N.Z., LONDON, July 31. The King's departure from the opera at Covent Garden was the signal for the police strike. The majority of the police were surprised when mysterious individuals pushed papers- into their hands ordering an immediate strike.. The individuals hurried on without explaining the order. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Novill Macready, states that only 250 police thus far have refused duty,, They were immediately dismissed and will never be reinstated. According to later figures, 550 Metropolitan police left duty. The situation in the city is normal. The strike in the West End was a failure. In the House of Commons, Mr. E. Shortt, the Home Secretary, said that the police strike in the pro- , vinces had completely failed except at Liverpool, where 300 policemen out of IYOO had failed to report for duty. The House of Commons read for a third time the Police Bill, which establishes an authorised police federation to promote the welfare of the police, prohibits membership of any ' i trade union, and forbids the new Police Federation from associating with any outside organisation. The Bill also imposes penalties on persona attempting to spread disaffection among the police.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17229, 4 August 1919, Page 5
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