LYTTELTON WHARF HANDS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1899, 6 November 1913, Page 8

LYTTELTON WHARF HANDS.

WILL SUPPORT STRIKE. (By Mc^ropli—Pre6a Association.) Chrlstchurch, November 5. After the roll call at eight o'clock tliis morning tlio watcrsidors hold a meeting in the Coronation IlalJ. Thero was a attendance., nearly every member being accounted for. Mr, F. Lurch presided, and the strike question ■was fully discussed. No reporters wero admitted, but it is understood tliat matters arising out of tlio abortive conference at Wellington _ w-oro carefully considered. The meeting lasted for over two hours, and, at its conclusion, tlio Press Committee informed, a reporter that the following reisolution bad been carried unanimously: "That tliis meeting of tlio Lyt-telton watersiders, seeing that the employers have declared "hostilities upon the organised industrial Working class movement by theirj rejection of tho eminently reasonable, proposals of t'ho -United Federation or Labour, pledge themselves to go on striko And to loyally support- orders of the officials controlling tlie striko."