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Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
LONDON, Feb. 10.-noon-Thus far to-
day there has been no renewal Of rioting
in this city. A dense fog prevails and ia
vors the congregation Of rougha. Small
crowds of loafers are assembled OIL the
street corners.
THE MOB MOVING ON THE cTTY-PoLIoE
/ AND SOLDIERS IN READINESS.
LONDON, Feb. 1913. p. m.--News has
| Just been received in the city that mob
i of rougbs which had assembled at Dept
ford are marching towards the city and
that it is smashing windows and wrecking
/ the fronts of houses along the route. A
panic prevails among the residents of the
portion of the city which the mob is
| likely to traverse, and shop keepers are
closing their establishments.
The police and troops are in readiness
to prevent the mob from reaching the
proportions Of that of Monday and from
committing similar outrages.
ON IT'S WAY TO TRAFALGAR.
LONDON, Feb. 10-4.3O p. m.-The
Deptford mob has reached the Hop Elk
change in Southwark, nearly five miles
from the starting point of the march. The
mob was enormously increased by con-
slant acquisitions during its progress
north. All the shops along the route were
closed.
The destination of the Deptford rioters
seems to be Trafalgar Square. The mob
is resting in Southwark between London
bridge and Blackfriar's bridge. The
police have been ordered to secure posses
sion of all the bridges spanning the
Thames and to resist all attempts on the
part of mobs to cross.
The police at this hour hold all the
bridge approaches and are prepared to
resist attack. The authorities have warned
all tradesmen doing business in the
Strand, Cookspur street, Pail Mall and
Regent street to expect disorder tonight
and to Immediately close their shops and |
take steps to protect their property. The
West End has already funeral appear |
ance.
The Deptford mob on its way towards |
the Thames swung through New Kent
road and Newington causeway. They |
sacked several small shops along the way. |
They stopped at the mammoth establish |
ment of William Tarn Il Company. This |
covers the ground from |
and including No. to No. 81 |
on New Kent road and Nos. 165 |
10 lT3 Newington cnuseway, and is /
devoted 10 trade in linen, silk, mems and /
wonien's clothes, boots and shoes, carpets,
troiw,.ie, bedding, furniture, &c. The
nildirg was under police protection, but
the mob over ran the officers, sacked the
store AMI when they retired left the
building badly wrecked.
THE DAMAGE ON MONDAY.
LONDON, Feb. 10-4.30 p. 'm.-The es-
innate heretofore made of the LOSSES
inflicted by the mob on Monday appears
TO have been greatly too small. The
official estimate places the amount of the
damage at 100000.
The various socialistic an labor reform
societies threaten to have monster
at Hyde Park, next Satur-
lay, to be attended by coutingents of
labor from the country. Shops are being
closed and barricaded everywhere
throughout the city.
THE EXCITEMENT INCREASING.
LONDON, Feb. 10-5 p. n.-The police
nave been informed that the Deptford
mob is composed of o large number of
roughs who have organized to attack city
smporiums and banks. Such stores as
.emain open in the city ut this
1our have their windows closed
md barred and are ready TO close their
loors at a moments notice. Groups of
anxious people stand about in the streets
the situation. The newspapers
ire printing extra editions and these are
eagerly bought. At this hour the fog is
THE MOB DISPERSED.
LONDON, Feb. 1916 p. m.-The Dept
ord mob has been dispersed. The streets
ire thronged. No conflict with the (
has yet occurred.