MARCH TO LONDON.
FIXING ATTENTION ON PLIGHT OF JARROW. WORST OF THE DEPRESSED ABBAS. PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. BUGBY, October 5. A deputation composed of 200 unemployed and organised with the approval of all the parties on the local council left Jarrow, Durham, to-day to march to London, carrying a petition to the House of Commons with 11,572 signatures prayiug for measures to provide employment in the town. The object of the march is to draw attention to the plight of the town, which has one of the highest percentages of unemployment in the whole country. Jarrow recently suffered a blow to hopes of alleviation of its distress aroused by plans for steel works when the pTans were cancelled owing to rationalisation schemes within the steel industry itself. The Bishop of Jarrow pronounced his blessing on the marchers before their departure, and they were urged by the Mayor to maintain the credit of the town by their conduct in London and en route.—(British Official Wireless.)
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Wairarapa Age, 7 October 1936, Page 5
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167MARCH TO LONDON. Wairarapa Age, 7 October 1936, Page 5
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