LABOUR DISPUTES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1126, 13 May 1911, Page 5

LABOUR DISPUTES.

MINE WORKERS- AWARD,. By Telecraph-Press AssocSation-Oopyrich* (Ree. May 12, 10.55 p.m.) Melbourne, May 12. The Federal Arbitration Court has delivered judgment on tho claim of the En-gine-driversl and Firemen's Association of Australia, which affects a largo number of the leading mines throughout the Commonwealth. Rates of wages liavo been fixed as follow:—Locomotive and winding en-gine-drivers, 11s. to 12s. a day; other engine-drivers, 9s. to 10s. j firemen in charge of ono boiler, Bs. 4d.; firemen in chargo of two boilers, 95.; greasers and cleaners, Bs. The Court said it did not think a case had been made out for preferenceto unionists. The working hours have been fixed at 48 weekly, excepting in the case of locomotive drivers, regarding whom it is impossible to fix hours. The award is to operate for five years. REDUCTION IN MINERS' WAGES. (Rec. May 12, 11.30 p.m.) London, May 12. The South Wales Coal Conciliation Beard has agreed on a, oue-and-a-quar-ter per cent reduction of wages owing to a fall in the average selling price of coal. ■ .. . .. BRITISH-SHIPBUILDING TRADE. London, May 11. Subject to ratification by employers and men, the central conference, held at York to discuss tl\o issue between the Clyde engineers and tlio employers agreed to a i'arthing advance in wages in June next, and another in January. The agreement will remain in operation for three years. THE HARVESTER SETTLEMENT. Melbourne, May 12. A hitch has occurred in connection with the harvester workers' agreement, the men alleging that the masters are re-employing men in such a manner as to victimise -them. The Strike Committee is endeavouring to arrange a conference on the matter. JOHANNESBURG TRAMWAY STRIKE. (Rec. May 13, 1 a.m.) Johannesburg, May 12. ■ The men employed on tho city tramways have gone out on strike. THE CAMORRA TRIAL. • * '■ — MORE VIOLENT' SCENES. By TclccraDU'rcss Assoeiation-CoDyrizlU Rome,' May 11. There have been further violent scones between Abbatemaggio, tho informer, an 3 Erricone, ono of the accused, at llicTlrial of "tho Camorrists-nt-Vitorbo. Erricono cursed and blasphemed horribly until carabiniers forcibly removed him from the Court.

ERRICONE AND THE MURDERS. ■■ In tho original iitfiuiry inio the numler of- Cuoccolo and his wife at Naples, hi VM, it was found that Ciipccolo was an active member oil tho Camorra, making ii Rood income by tho planning of robberies, and it was known that he hurt once, boxed the ears of Liinco Auano, called Erricone, the real head of tho 'society. Errieono had never taken vonRcnuco for the insult, and it wns natural to try to connect him in sonio way with tho murder. Tho next discovery was that on the night of tho timrikc llrricone, with his brother, Ciro Alfuno (who has died in prison), and two other heads of the Cnmorra, Cicnnaro Ibello and Giovanni TUpi, was dining in an inn at Torre dol Greco, called Iho Alimi a Mare, at the very timo wlion tho inurilsr was committed, and that, during (he--cveuinjrt two men came i» ami taid to Errlcoiu!: "It is done!" and received a glass of. wine end , .. Tho whole party were arrestmi, but were soon released, owiiig toi tho intervention of a priest,. Ciro Vitozzi, who came forward and s'woro (but tho prisoners were innocent, and Hint (he veal _murderers h:»l confessed (ho■ crime (c> him. Ho afterwards pave (ho names of tho supposed, murderers, and ' they were arrested, but succeeded in proving an alibi, titozzi, who is (ho godfather of Erriconc. and himself a Camorrist, is beind tried with the others on tho charge, of calumniating tho two men whom be accused of the murders. Early in 1007 about CO warrants were issued, and many of tho accused fled, iirncono among them. He reached New lork, where he was found by the detective Petrosirio (afterwards murdered), and as no demand' for his extradition had nrnved Petrosjno sent him to Havre, where he was arrested. Only one of the accused has really escaped.