LATEST STRIKE NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 1, 17 August 1911, Page 6

LATEST STRIKE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright United Press Association. (Received 17, 11.35 p.m. London, August 16. Owing to tiie strikes, the newspapers are discussing the shortage of food in war time, and of the problem of rational granaries. One thousand,tons of food have boon destroyed at the docks and warehouses, and there has been large clearances at the railway depots. London streets arc crowded v.itn merchandise. Retail prices of butter, hams and bacon, and foodstuffs have risen 20 per cent., owing to lack of carriage and to the drought. Vegetables and fruit arc enormously dear. • The Great Western’s goods men at Birmingham are . awaiting developments, and have resumed. The Lord Mayor of Cardiff, fearing disturbances, lias asked for 500 infantry and 150 cavalry to protect the fond supply. The railway passenger and goods traffic at Manchester has been stopped. Tiie central committee demands the abolition of ■ the Conciliation Board; 51 hours pdr week, recognition of unions, and an advance of 2s in all grades. Food is at almost famine, prices in Liverpool. A convoy of meat was escorted by military from the docks to merchants. Tom Mann claims that in granting permits to firms and public institutions- to remove broad and flour, ha stipulated for an abundance of bread for the rank and file of the strikers and milk for children. POWELKA AT LARGE. BREAKS OUT OF WELLINGTON GAOL. ■ I ■ ;■ ■ ' ■ i (Per Prosa Association.) i Wellington, August 17. Powelka, undergoing-a long term of imprisonment for various crimes at Palmerston North, escaped from 'the Terraco Gaol this morning. Later. Powelka has been recaptured. He was hiding under a house nearly opposite the gaol gates.