TRADE PARALYSED.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1167, 30 June 1911, Page 5

TRADE PARALYSED.

•♦ THE SEAMEN'S STRIKE, SERIOUS SITUATION AT HULL, GRAIN WAREHOUSES EMPTY. By Teleeraph—Press Association—Oopyriehl (R-cc. June 30, 0.10 a.m.) Londorij June 28. In conscqucnco of the shipping strike tho districts around Hull aro suffering from a scarcity of supplies and prices aro rising. Two hundred thousand quarters of grain cannot bo unloaded, and most of the grain warehouses in the north of England aro empty. The oil mills arc also on tho verge of a. stoppage of work. Several collieries havo stopped. There is a threatening situation at Hull, and the whole of tho working population is involved. ! Dotachmcnts of Sheffield and Birmingham police which had been drafted to Hull charged with their truncheons a section of a mob of ten thousand perambulating tho city. Tho strikers aro calling on tho mill hands to cease work so as to help to paralyse trade in tho port. A number of creosoto works and timber mills have been forced to stop. CONCESSIONS FAVOURED. SHIPOWNEBS , DECISIONS. (Eec. June 29, 9.40 p.m.) London, June 29. The Shipping Conference, representing a hundred shipowners of the United Kingdom, decided that a moderate increase in seamen's wages might.be given in cer-

tain ports in view of present trade conditions. It also recommended that the shipowners' associations should fix standard wages in their respective districts, and advised tho Shipping Federation to extend its functions to cover wages disputes. The conference also unanimously decided to oppose tho recognition of tho Sailors' and Firemen's Union, and tho National Transport Workers' Federation Conference. It was resolved to adopt drastic action against shipping firms unless tho strike terminates on Saturday. LIVERPOOL .SHIPPING BLOCKED. 9000 MEN IDLE. London, June 28. A conference of ship-owners is being held in London to consider ,tho attitude to bo adopted in connection with the seamen's strike. The conference is in favour of an increase, but declines to recognise tho unions. Four thousand of the National Union dock labourers •at Liverpool struck to secure recognition, and against non-union-

ists. All the crews in port thereupon abandoned their vessels. In tho aggregate 9000 dockers and seafarers are idle. Shipping is completely paralysed. Three thousand dockers and 1000 seamen at Manchester and 700 men handling timber at Hartlepool, have struck. There is a great accumulation of fish, butter, and eggs' at Hull. The floiirniills are short of grain. Tho Allan, Nelson, and Pacific lines at Liverpool have conceded all the demands, including those of the dockers. The Board of Trade is intervening at Hull. •■ • . " '