TRANSPORT STRIKE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1490, 12 July 1912, Page 5

TRANSPORT STRIKE.

RIOT AT SURREY DOCK.

is !Telempb-I're»B AesooJatlon-Copyrfffhli V London, July 10. A thousand strikers waited at the en.iranie' to the Surrey Commoroial Dock, armed with knives, bottles, and utones, for two hundred non-unionists to feko ihiix, luncheon hour. They rushed the publichouses -where the noii-unionists lunched and attempted to wrick'the buildings. One landlord fired a revolver and kept back tho mob until , the non-unionists escaped by the back windows. ,' .. . ■„ '.. ■ ■■' ■■ . A number of men were 6ont to hospitals 'suffering from shot wounds, A great crowd collected, and the mounted police made baton charges and Tβ- ' itnred order.

AN EPISCOPAL MANIFESTO, ' (Rec. July 11, 11.20 p.mO ,/ ■ - : . ■:■"':" . London, July 11. ' The Bishops of London . (Dr. Ingram), ■Bt. Albans (Dr. Jacob), and Southwark (Dr.' Burge) have issued a manifesto, in which; they declare that the, dock strike is a -national calamity,; and a reproach to :our ; common Christianity. . /The mas-, tere promised to listen to the men's grievances, but this must involve some'consultation, with the Men. The arbitrator oughi'.to bo able to'bring the parties tiogftther,'■'■'.' ■:.• .... ' '

. AN OFFER REFUSED. ;; : :: : :.(Eec. July 11, 11.20 p.m.), ■'■ .. ~' ■■'■ •" '■.:".' London, July 11. '" The Marquis of Tullibardine, at the Strike Committee's instance, conveyed a » message to Lord Devonport that tho men were willing to tesnme on certain .conditions. Lord Doyonport refused to receive I the message, winch offered that the men would resume, provided that the employ- . ers met some of their a nwnth hence. ' ; :. -.'■. ,'.