MEASURES AGAINST RIOTS AND BURNING

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9043, 14 May 1915, Page 5

MEASURES AGAINST RIOTS AND BURNING

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received May. 14,) 1.55 a.ip.) •

LONDON, May 13

. The King gave an audience, to Sir Edward Henry, Commissioner of Police, and Mr Sladen, of the Fire Brigade; regarding measures to prevent rioting and incendiary fires. Thirty thousand special, constables paraded London, making a total of 46,000 police. „ All troops jn the metropolis have been confined to barracks. There were anti-German - riots in thirty-six London -districts. Many wpmen were arppng jihe rioters, who were largely -youths. : Their insensate character was shown in one case where an occupier aiid two sons were in the, British Army. A number of Germans - in Smithfield, despite warnings, persisted to buy. Porters ducked them in a horse trough. The troops were called out at-South-end, and cleared the streets.. MERCHANTMEN S BE ARMED By Telegraph—Press Association —Cppyrigh t (Received Mar 14, Q. 5 a.m.) - ~ LONDON, Slay 13. Shipping men declare, since the sinking r of the-Lusitania, that they must seek 7 self-protection, and it is unofficial!v declared that -merchantmen are ta b® armed as fast as guns can be mounted.

CITY MEN JtE-ISSEMBIE EXTRAORDINARY ENTHUSIASTIC SCENES.

GERMAN SHOPS AN NORTH WOOLWICH RAIDED.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, May 12. City men reassembled at the Royal Exchange, whore there- were: extraorr diharily enthusiastic scenes. It was resolved to hold a great meeting on Tower Hill to-morrow. - : Criticisms hostile to Lord Haldane (the Lord Chancellor) were cheered repeatedly. - - .5 A crowd of .300 raided almost every German shop in North vypolwich, and looted all the stock, and removed the furniture.. . The police wore powerless to stop; them. ~ t, " ■ ' ;

SEGREGATION AND INTERNMENT ON A COMPREHENSIVE SCALE.

Bv Telegrrapli-vPrcBS Association—Copyright ■ LONDON. May 12: :■ ' Mr ‘Asquith (Prim© Minister), speaking in the House of Commons, and alluding to the progressive violation of the rules of civilised. warfare.' and humanity, said the Government was: alive to the fact that recent events had made it necessary to look-beyond mere military considerations. The Government was now carefully considering the praor ticahility of 'the segregation and internnient of all.rallen enemies on a comprehensive scale- .

HALF A MILLION WOMEN PETI- ' ‘ TION PARLIAMENT. .

LONDON, May 12. Mr W. Joynson-Hicks (Unionist) and Lord Charles Beresford, (Unionist) ■orescnted a petition id the House of Commons signed by half a million women, urging the internment - of all alien enemies; - t-~ - -

FEELING IN JiOUTH AFRICA GERMAN ON. BAND CLUB - DRAPED IN MOURNING.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrlgli t JOHANNESBURG, May 12. Enemy aliens have" been requested not’ to enter the Stocjs Exchange. the Mayor has summoned a citizens’ meeting to protest against the German brutalities. A German flag wa,s trampled on in the street'; another was burned in front, of-the Town Ha}l. ■The public is urged to boycott Germans. . ' , ’fhe Rand Club is draped in mourning. , ”• ■■ : ~ ■ "The municipality- at Pretoria lecorded its detestation and horror fit Germany’s crime; "