MINING CRISES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 713, 12 January 1910, Page 5

MINING CRISES.

BRITISH DISPUTE EXTENDING, "' NORTHERN COOTIES.' . \ By Telegraph—Press Association—Oooyrinht. London, January ID. A hundred: thousand Northumberland and Durham miners are idle owing to' the dispute with the. colliery owners over tho working of tho Eight Hours in Mines Act.' ' ■ ' ■ . ■' »'. ' Three thousand'have been persuaded 'to resume work. . . /■ • . ARBITRATOR'S. AWARD REDUCES WAGES.- . (Reo. January 11, 10.15 p.m.), , London, January 11. Lord Macßonneil (formerly Sir Antony* MacDonnell, Under-Secretary for Ireland), as arbitrator, ; has reduced: the' wages, of the Durham miners by 6J per cont. ■'■ The " owners. claimed a . reduction of ten per cent.' '. ',;' r. : ' MEN FAVOUR GENERAL STOPPAGE. (Reo. January 11, 11 p.m.) . > London, January 11. Amass ...meeting- of ■; Northumberland miners at SeghiU, in -the'. Wausbeck divi-. sion. of, ' Northumberland, unanimously favoured a'general stoppage of. work.,. .. THE NEW SOUTH WALES TROUBLE. : :SOUTHERN BALLOT. • ■ Sydney,- January 11. The ballot of the Southern miners on the question of resuming .work commendes tb-day. .' Some. of the miners are 'making preparations for, a start in the event of the.decision proving favourable; : The Miners' -.Delegate Board'; at Newcastle has decided to ask Mr. Patersoa to show cause why he should not be expelled from the federation.for accepting a seat .on . the Compulsory. Wages," Board.; INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES ACT. CHARGES ADJOURNED." i : -, (Hoc. January 11,' 9.35 p.m.) ' . i .: Sydney, January 11. The oharges- under SecH6ri;;42'. 6f; ; the Industrial Disputes ; Act,. 1909, against the - miners'-'leaders, -Peter, Bowlihg,: S. Hutton, Japies; Butler. and.'Wm. O'Con-. nor,, were ; . called on ;in.' the': Industrial Court' to-day; .before: Judge Rodgers. ,

* On Mi\' Bowling's application the Couit adjourned - the \hearing ofthe : .charges ! t to Monday. .The£ground: of .'the...applica-. tion Tvas thatj Owinp to' work in' connect tion ; 'witlU preparing ; : for baUots, .the defendants . had : not. had . time to prepare their case. - : v.V

ONE RESULT OF STRIKING.! NEW LABOUR-SAVINGv MACHINERY. (Keo. January IX, 11 p.m.)' .- •: Sydney, January 11. ; The . first shipment of foreign.'.coal ■ for the' Government is. expected to arrive tomorrow. To- overcome. the difficulty oi unloading; through' the, coal-lumpers; mg on strike, the Railway Commissioners have constructed : a number of Pri&stlcy "grabs," ' each capable of ' raising three tons from the ship's hold. at. one lift.