Department of Health and Home Affairs float, May Day Procession, Brisbane

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Police Watch On Labour Day March

Brisbane, May 1.- Uniformed police and detectives will stand by at the Trades Hall on Monday morning to guard against any counter-demonstration to the official Labour Day march being staged.

A police official said tonight that only one procession had been licensed and no other would be allowed through the city streets.

The police march permit has been granted to the Australian Labour Day Celebrations Committee, controlled by moderate unions. The committee has asked all unions to assemble at 9.30 a.m., ready for the march to move off at 10 a.m.

But the Communist-dominated Queensland Trades and Labour Council has asked all affiliated unions to assemble at the Trades Hall at 9 a.m.

The Celebrations Committee Secretary (Mr. J. Bukowski) warned tonight that all unions would have to abide by the committee’s decision. The Trades and Labour Council request was an attempt at disruption,

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