LABOUR DISPUTES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1264, 20 October 1911, Page 5

LABOUR DISPUTES.

STATE MUST PROBE DEEP. By Teleeraph—Press Association—Copyrisht Lontion, October 18. In his. speech at tho Cutlers' Guild dinner, Lord Lorebuni, Lord Chancellor, made Teforenco to industrial (disputes. Ho declared it a bad policy to look only to symptoms or consequences. Tho Government must go dcoper, and seo if there was ground for discontent and unrest, and then remedy removable wrongs. MOUNT LYELL STRIKE. Sydney, October 19. Sovoral Mount Lyell strikers have arrived in Sydney. Most of them obtained work immediately. They state they are practically certain that a secret ballot would result in tho men favouring tho dropping of tho attitude regarding the reinstatement of the dismissed man Whito. TELEGRAPHISTS' GRIEVANCES. Sydney, October 19. Mr. Frazer, Federal PostmasterGeneral, told the Post and Telegraph Conference that, commensurate with tho interests of tho public, he was opposed to broken shifts. CARPENTERS' FEDERATION. Sydney, October 19. The Progressive Carpenters' Societies of Australia have resolved to federate. Their membership is about 1800. NEWPORT DOCK STRIKE. London, October 18. The arbitrator has awarded Messrs, Houldcr Bros., tho steamship owners, an additional J2ICOO against tho Newport Corporation, on tho ground that tho corporation provided inadequate polico protection at the time of tho dockers' dispute last year. DUBLIN BAKERS' STRIKE ENDS. (Rcc. October 19, 10.50 p.m.) London, October 19. Tho bakers' strike in Dublin has ceased, and many of the men havo resumed on the employers' terms. WELSH MINING STRIKE. (Rco. October 19, 5.30 p.m.) London, October 19. In accordance with notices previously tendered thrco thousand miners at Bargoed, in Wales, havo struck over tho nonunionist question. Tho trouble is expected to extend to tho other TowcllDuffryn pits, and to involve COOO men.