MINING STRIKE.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15750, 17 November 1916, Page 6

MINING STRIKE.

THE CONFERENCE. APPAREN'T DEADLOCK. lB- Cabl.x—Pr«w Asjorution — Cnpjrigi,tj (Received November If.th. 10.45 p. m f MELROI R.XE. Xovember 16. •'fr H in addressing the Coal Conference. said thnt unlnss they <*ot coal the Small Arms Factory dose on Saturday. Only 800 tons were available (or the transports, and the wheat shins duo. Without wheat tho war rouki not, continue. ' The miners' representatives repeated t r declaring that thev vvero lockod oiii. Tho proprietors said ,hnt a precedent to a sottiomont wa< ihafall men should resume work at the s iinu> time. A PROPOSAL .MADE. i.Koivi.v,! Xovomhrr tali. l.Soa.ra) -MhLLOI I!M\. November 16. At tho Coal Conference, after \ lengthy discission, Mr Hughes. proposed that tiio jnon bo "ocomnionded tc lesumc work immediately. on condition tl.at the Arbitration Coin ;, or a special tribunal should hoar thoir case the sair.e day a, work was resun-ed. presumably j on Monday. Tho Coutoronco . djourned til! to. morrow to consider the'proposal. "BLACK" COAL. DXEY. Xovember 16 The proposal to declare all ooa! ''black - '' has been deferred. Meanwhile liotii sides arc inactive pending tho resuit of the Compulsory Conference. SHORTAGE OF GAS. SYDNEY. November 16. The Gas Company will ouly be abX t 0 supply the city for another week. MOERAKI NOT HELD UP. (Received November 16th, S.oo p.m.) S\DXE\, November 16. The Moeraki sailed at 2 o'clock. llf 3>rew. a South African member of Pat. liamcnt, is a passenger. MUTTERIXGS FROM THE WEST COAST

Rumours aro afloat that trouble' il brewing in this district in the coalmining centres (says yesterday's "Grer River Argus"). It is reported that the executive of the Stato Miners' Union visited Blackball on Wednesday to confer with the local union there. It js understood that a move is "on the board" to reduco the output from ll«Q tons to "00 per day, so as to stop miv export to Australia. Another question is that of a minimum wage of 12s per day and a hewing rate increase of 17 per cent. v

THE PALOONA TO BE LAID UP. (press association telegram.) WELLINGTON, November 10. The first Now Zealand steamer to b§ , directly affcctcd by the Australian coal , strike will be tho Paloona, which on - her arrival next week from Melbourne will be laid up.