All leaves of the B. E. F. were canceled. The public was exhorted to "exercise every economy" in the use of fuel. The stores were shy of fresh meat. Water was cut off here & there. "Something" happened to the pipes at Buckingham Palace and it was said that for a whole day His Majesty King George VI had to forego a bath. London suburbanites took hours to get to & from work.
What happened to general transportation was far worse. The "Irish Mail" from Holyhead was announced as "still on its way" 24...
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