STRIKE RIOTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1174, 8 July 1911, Page 5

STRIKE RIOTS.

DISORDER AT MANCHESTER. TROOPS CALLED IN, i B» Tokcraph- 'Press Association-Oopyrlelil ' London, July G. . There has been much rioting nt Man- t ihcster, iluc to rowdies, many of whom | lro boys. Seven hundred and fifty tro-ips and three hundred, policemen lmvo arrived to restore order. The miners iu two collieries at Salford havo ceased work in sympathy, with the dockers. Several cotton mills havo closed. f There is a shortage of coal in the ■ city. ' i The Mayor of Salford has placarded tho borough with a warning that tho Riot , Act is likely to be read. The carters at Manchester ask for a- . fifty-four-hour week, official recognition of tho union, and wages of 275. a week for drivers of ono-horse and 295. for twohorse vehicles, being increases of 2s. The Northumberland miners havo largely voted for a strike to sccuro tho abolition of tho three-shift system. It is doubtful whether tho British Federation will sanction, a national strike. CONFERENCE PROGRESSING WELL. (Rec. July 8, 0.15 a.m.) London, July 7. Mr. G. R. Askwith is in conference with tho Manchester strikers, and negotiations aro progressing favourably. The men have arranged to handle perishable goods. THE SEAMEN'S STRIKE; DISTURBANCES IN HOLLAND. Amsterdam, July 6. Strike rioting has' occurred in tho shipping quarter of this port. The police were stoned. Troops and strikers exchanged shots. [ Three rioters and ono policeman were wounded. SHIPOWNERS' INDEMNITY. London, July G. The Shipping Federation's scale of indemnity to shipowners compelled to lay their vessels idle varies from twopence ts t'hree-farthings per ton a day, according to the vessel's gross register. DOCKERS' GAINS AND LOSSES. (Rec. July 7, 9.20 p.m.) London, July 7. Tho dockers at Sunderland have secured an increase in the rate of wages. The dockers' striko at Glasgow has collapsed. Mr. Belcher, on behalf of the Seamen's Union of New Zealand, states a Dunedin Press Association message, yesterday, cabled to Mr. Havelock Wilson, president of tho Seamen's Union of Great Britain: "New Zealand seamen congratulato you on your splendid organisation and success. SUGAR WORKERS' DISPUTE. , THE TROUBLE IN QUEENSLAND. Brisbane, July 7. Four hundred sugar strikers aro camped in the JBundaborg district'. A" number of iVeo'labourers have surrendered their contracts and left tho district. • Crushing at somo mills is proceeding with the assistance of farmers and freo workers. Tho organisation formod at Mackey by the strikers is receiving good financial support from other unions. Mr. Tudor, Minister for Customs, con- ' siders the outlook serious. Ho fears that • tho growers will be unablo to gel' all the 1 enno off tho iiclds this 6oason. MEXICAN 'STRIKERS KILLED. Mexico City, July G. > In a clash between street car strikers i and tho police, three persons were killed and 'five seriously injured. WOOLCOMBERS' STRIKE COLLAPSES. London, Tuly 6. The woolcombers' strike at Bradford Las collapsed.