IDLE MINERS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 709, 7 January 1910, Page 5

IDLE MINERS.

THE NORTH OF ENGLAND DISPUTE. ;/;;;;-; ELECTION EFFECTS. ; . By Telegraph—Press Association—Gopyrlcht. : (Rec. Jannary 6, 9.15 p.m.)' "■'.'■".',.■■'■',■■;' London, 6.. , In connection with the. trouble under the Eight /Hours in Mines Act, -24,000 miners are idle in two northern counties— '20,000 in Northumberland; and 4000 in Durham.' ■.'■'-'■■".-...:,"'V. ' -.'■,.-. .'■;'■ .The'; miners ropudiate tho conditions 'that.',:their executive arranged with the employers, and' prefer a general strike against,the principle of threo shifts? '~';■

The, feeling of theminors against their executive is so acuto that it' may jeopardise; the .election, of Messrs. Burt - and ,;Fonwick. (Northumberland; minors'' membars' for Morpeth and Wansbeck) . and. of; the miners' candidates for the' Durham constituencies ,: Gateshead,, :'.Chester-le-Street, .and Bishop .Auckland. ■■'-■"•'■ ;iv 'NEWCASTLE STRIKE; /;;; HUGHES AND BOWLING. \: SOUTHERN MEN'ADVISED TO GO , back'to WORK";'■'. ; - ; '■' : r ..;(Rec..January 7, 0.30 a.m.). .;;;'';;"'. -/.;"' Sydney, January 6.. . ';'■ Mr..'Bowling, the' leader 'of the north-, efh miners', delegates (who have' broken; ,'away from; the' Strike Congress), has beendelivering .addresses in' the .southern district,; where the, miners, .who struck -in sympathy with-the northern miners, are siill .out. -.'Following'on Mr. ...Bowling'si heels,.; Mr. ;W.; M,.; Hughes (the^' Parlianientary;;Lab'our.:'leader'. Svho dominates the'Strike-.j,Congress) is now addressing :tho'southern- miners. ■-..;;.••.;■.;"';./. :■:■"'. '■■■.'■:■. •/; .•

'',- is; having'.a mixed receplion,. and has. met: with strong opposition at some -of,- his - meetings. ' "Hri. Hughesh has "strongly reiterated Ms' op-.; positionsto a'.general-striked -.The'; sbutii-' r ;ihe^ ; Bupportyor.the' northern'jmen.: -If. they insisted on,: their- decision 'not to.go back. \to7wqrk till:alL.grievances;were,redress-; ed, so;, that -all: might: go back together, ;they;; \Vonid '.have'tb-'wait'tili Jndgmont Day/ : -.-;-' : U.-v:';;. : vV.':^. ■•'■:.

SETTLEMENT RUMOUR. A DENIAL BY HE. BOWLING. Sydney, January G. Mr. Bowling denies tho report that ho intends to ask the minors to accept the decision of a Wages Board.

EFFECT AT BROKEN HILL. (Rec. January 7, 0 30 am) Sydney, January 6. Broken Hill Block X mine will close on Saturday owing to shortage of coal, thns rendering idle 500 men. This will make, with those rendered idle by the closing of tho Broken Hill South mine, 1500 workless;

'•'••. The': -number ..of. men employed in the of December: •end; ; .of;vthej previous'year. ?■".'■', :;-;fV.,.:,.,;;

LOCAL WATERSIDE WORKERS DONATE £100. It was decided at a meeting of tho Wellington' branch of the Waterside Workers' Union last night to donato £100 to the fund for the wives and children of distressed miners at Nowcastle.