Show rl TIN ll I r EL H HT T I f Absence of the Police Brings Soldiers to Quell Disturb Disturbances nc s Vin V V VV s i i. i a Y T in in City Y or of London 1 LONDON t ONDON Aug 2 Some Some looting looting looting loot- loot ing was s reported in the east eastend eastend eastend end of London during b bowing the night I owing to to the absence of police I on strike The ranks of the London strikers were said to have gained only a handful of recruits as Indicated by this mornings morning's The metropolitan police commissioner commission commission- I er admitted at midnight that the number number number num num- ber of strikers had increased by during Friday but he added that the total of men w who o had left their posts was only out of a full police strength exceeding Police union officials on un the other hand however I declared that 2000 men were out and I that the number was increasing hourly hour hour- Iv ly V. V They Rai said also aRn that the th city tv police o I came c The out virtual solid ll consensus s S f of Saturday t mornings morning's newspapers is that the London London Lon Lon- don strike has completely failed I TROUBLE AT AT- LIVERPOOL LIVERPOOL Aug 2 Looting Looting and rioting occurred throughout the night as a result of a strike of o oc policemen and the lord mayor appealed early today to the military authorities for aid The latter dispatched six lorry loads of troops from Crosb Crosby six miles from here all fully armed while specia special special cial cia constables were also called out The looting continued in the poorer districts this morning and the lord mayor asked for volunteers to help guard the city The Liverpool authorities followed the example of the London officials in expelling striking police pollee officers Loyal police of Liverpool made several bayonet bayonet bayonet bayo bayo- net charges and there were half a dozen arrests In the attempt to check I looters I |