Evening star., 1926-05-08


! South African Typographical Union
has notified its members TO ignore
an appeal of the Trades Union Con
gress not TO print anything of detri-
ment to the cause of the British
strikers.
John Armstrong DreXel, n member
of the famous Drexel family OF Iahiia-
delphia. who IS in the bond business
in London, has been acting as II loco
motive engineer He drove "the Fly
ing Scotsman from London TO Edin-
burgh. He was member OF the
! Lafayette escadrille during the war,
also chauffeur for Field Marshal Sir
John French
British bicycle concerns are work
ing overtime to meet the demands OF
those who have grown tired or hiking
to and from business.
The seriousness Of the strike ana
the shortage Of print paper nave not
prevented the official labor organ the
British Worker. from continuing ITS
humorous column. in which the Io!-
low item appears today:
Dame Priscilla Pease- Blossom has
/ issued an urgent appcat To- All hef SlS-
tor danes Of the British Empire and
damndest to contend with whatever
Mr.. BALDWIN (thc PREMIER says he is
contending with
Gun-toting is rare in Great Britain
and therein lies the explanation OF
the lack OF deaths III the clashes
between the volunteer workers and
the hoodlums. Even the policemen
throughout England and Scotland do
" p times
There IS such Il heavy penalty for pis-
tol-toting that the practice there is
almost unknown.
clubs and bricks have been tho CHIEF
weapons SO far in the IiOtinS. and the
volunteer constab bles nave been so
numerous and effective i'll helping the
poll,e prevent the assemblage of
crowds that clashes involving large
numbers have been rare.
The strike has brought London
ONE thing that some American cities
desire-an approximate scent fare
for travel anywhere. The volunteer
stats on the busses and in the sub
ways are uuacquainted with the in
tricate scale OF charges for tickets,
which custpmarily range from one
penny for travelling a few blocks IL
n shilling for n 10-mile journey
Consequently the transport COM
panieS have introduced a flat rate of
pence for any ride anywhere. Thus,
for the first time Londoners are get
ting rides as long as from the Bronx
10 Coney Island for about nickel.
Newspapers have been so rare
since the beginning of the strike
that collectors already are offering
as much as q. pound (S4.S5) per copy
for the first leafiet issued by the.
Times and there are high bids for
the first issue Of the British Gazette,
which the government Is publishing
each morning at the post office,
under the direction OF Chancellor or
the Exchequer Churchill.
No London newspapers are print
ing more than four pages yet and
the output is so limited that normal
service to the subscribers Is iEpoS
sible. Papers printed in nn parts or
England reach London al all hours
and are greedily snapped up by the
street crowds.
The River Thames, which has been
almost deserted for the last few days,
developed activity this morning.
Loaded barges were being moved up
and down by tugs flying the naval
ensign. They carried navy men as
protection for the volunteer tugmen.
+ The omnibuses operated by private
owners, which are appearing in in
creasing numbers in London's streets,
are taking on weird appearance.
so festooned are they with barbed
wire. The drivers at first wired only
the hoods to prevent attackers from
getting at the engines. Now the
windows OF each side are protected.