GENERAL STRIKE NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1907, 15 November 1913, Page 7

GENERAL STRIKE NOTES.

March of Now Unions, ■I'hi? decision a! the Pietph WatofeicU ; ofs , TJ.iiioh to resistor niiiie> tTiq Ar.bi- "■ tratr.on Act means that ihortj will, ho , twelve waterakle unions iogistcfed nh- . ; dor lhi> A.rl)itF(vt"i(iii Act, as agiiiiist Jiinp , ■ ■■;.' rugistwod uiiilur the Twite Union Act .ii or unregistered. ' .(,! I Tire gonmeni a _ Tlicm are nor developments to report : s in connection with Uiu sontnojv. Mr.' \\. Mchcr, sceiroto of the Buhetfiii i union, is still.in WrEingtoh, and ex- '■'. poets Iα wwttift Tioi'o foi- smuo tittle ■■; nine. ;; Trentham Range olfttfidi ,:■, The 'frentlitoh Me range, which line ""i been closed sinee: (ho coiiini.eiieeij.wirf of ■■' the stnko trouble*, will mk bo -re- ■ i : ' : opened May, It H -thought' tliaifc t'i>.tv :V ; : range wiH bo kept olbsetl Briti.l utter tho '■,'< trouble has bcqii settled. 'Tho danger ' of allowing civilians to appear on fho streets carrying rifles and ball .cart- ■'■■' ridges is too great for tlip aiitjioKties :■> Vo fisk. ■ ■■ Oaily War Whoop. / . Tiro following telegriim ; wa-s recclywt . -''■ ( >y tho Strike Cortmiiteo yesterday ;f from Auckland t— "Position hero Jjette'f ■■■'"' : than- ever. .Everyone irolifl. Attfil*' . '.'•! lnatl calls upiiii all workers to stand' solid. {Signed) Strike Committee, rurtell, President." ' & The CarnanlcrSi '■ Tho Amalgamatrii Society of .Cwften* "'■'■ tcrsaiK} Join*]* (WeJljngtoii. Braiidi') will hold a meeting at the Trades Hall ' ■. J to-day iii eijmip.dioif Willi .tli& rcceiit; roiiferoiieu on tho suhjert bf.'alJbmiiiJMi ■: '% tjgreemwt. The society ivill, also cdii- ' siller aiisl decirio wlmt actuin nienibera ■ shall tnlco wii)i regard in tlio strike and ' also tlio (lii.estihii "o.f a donation is tlio , ~ funds for relief ef women tfitd 6li:Udro» -, suffering from fcho Bulilin strike, Athbnic'S Sc.rid-pff.. ■■; Ibis stated that whejv ''is) ■ffi liner Atlioitie leaves Wellington Tqjf ■'.-; London at 3 p.m. orj Tuesday ijext sljo ■will ho i>ivcn a rousiiig sentisjff JSy. the ■■ riiptitttea nftsl foot s.jiedal poivsialfe, -s The event is,. of c.oii):bc ( ' ftwisiclefod to lie tlis most iiiiiiortiint llappeniii}; since .■■». tho strike, . A Watci'stdcr's Letter Hojii(i. : ' : "This' is a splendid piqiiic,; o writes a niciiihtr ol tlfft lieu , . W'cliingfcbn WJu.irf j Labourers' Union' in a letter- hoiiio,. ?. \ lyiiich has bec'ii sqivt to the OojJtiNidN-. ■ J "I am a winejihian," thb wr-iter .cantiiUiuSj "nijjt thckugi.i I irever raisedojiiciiiß before aJiOiird slnp,' am' Vijipiiig them JinW (ft tlio- rivte of .liincty.-toiis-po!; day. It's j-sisi ciiiM's i)laj v ., I learned in JiaK oil hour from, an rftie teaphor,. to wit, tire (Soista.in li-inrselk-, well it's jnfet ji JlfiiitiiiK lio-Wl:,. and-the - ; ■eoiiip.any of tl.ie- jotliest and best. ;..Cpming in i)w trnin wo Veres gi>»tod: lyitli a ''sealr el.idhts near 'Mastei-ton-.- -JJho foots rose inicl Btajrij-d. ujj -jjlt .3 aim, to I greet ttiu voices .20 to ijO B.tro.iig, and boys iiiid females Woi-Q iiri.i.i'gieil , .. .in. sop-i-aHo aiid.b'aas, p'hc Wincli's.jil.iinible is Diusio with :a- rhytiiiii and; sWel.!.,' ah.il t-iio looping aiut swaft jiso iintl 'fjrll, fit tho slings as they dijj iiito the hold iiiisl return to wltarf.js it ; p6cm of liiotipn. Soino of my .crowd ha*e go.iio a> ritmneiij ■; ftnj soiiie ars quartered on tho liintu- , ijflka. and will work nei , . I hope you will bd abb to g# inaiiy more to cb«iO| as this is an iill-purposo crowd, anjj there' aro i«anj' aveniies to ntiiity. .'You. inay rc<!oiiijiipnil- otji'ers to coino .aiid lirtl Will .enjoy the Oiitiitg, for ctieh Willlfiß vvwk is a joy to soo ri.ivcl help ill. 1 w-o-iild not hsvo'ittisßctf.it'for tho WotW. ,,, Ekotahuha Besolutlorts. ■-■'At its ihoctij.Vg 0n.:. , AVoclnosday . .Hie Kkotivhnno; O.ho,ml)er flf Coininerco pat's.cd tho fbllowhig. resolutions iiMAnimously :—''That tills ClianAer. cojigraki!totes tho ■Government on the firjn stand, taken (1-ttraig 'tliG' .prcseiit ■iridfjsiml (•risis, anil iti ;njaintafa|iffi liw a.nd ord'orj and so making it possiwo for tlio fanners to ship tlieir ,pi:oduco, fh.ercby .saving the ■'.Rbintuifin from ■ruination,'-' "Tliat'tlio Farmers' TJnifi.u ho wtittcii to oxDrSss.iug tho aiip.reejiatio.n of tli:is Ohffittbfir as representing flio : ddmmc.rcittt and general interests of EketahuiW* ort tho union'sSsffbits in connection with ttio wfttersldi? n-prkew , .. antl als'c of tlio selksi»CF.i(ice of tlio men who : y-oiiiut.cefed. for special epftstablo duty ai){i ■assisting 'to iiiaiiitiiin. la.w aiitt ttukt • 5h the city :of AVollingWii." "Glty Woman's" Complaint. tlvo ixistal .antiidntios fl-ro Sndeayotttiiig to liiscover evidence of a. postinaii having skxwk it liia.ii in tlio 'fiiGc •■ ' the Kop.l Tiger UOWI, as reported by "pity AVomaji." in her letter to .the .■ . Editor, published in last Alanday's BoMtsKK, -f lift E.di.toj woti)d bo glad % rcceiyo fufthy't , infm-riiatiou on tlio sulijfecfc froni "'C?i.tj' AVouiSu/.' , iii order to lueiHtato the liiqiiiTios whidi :are beiife '. niado into tho nfattef. Sons and Story. , : . Aapihor idivfers'ificd cutei'taiiuViflii.t '\\:n& provided for the- mounted "spccMs" in ■ i the Siirfeaii Bnll lIAII last ovoirinp;, " ; itutl was tiiOtfiuglily -ciVjiiyed iij; all. tlibsv jircseiit, At its . trviniiia'tion fliret Jiearb-y elUjcrs wore given fai- the. pferfonnors. More "Speotals" Arrive, A special train, liringiiiig another I sixty '.'spec.iiils 7 ' ijnd: their horses from ■tin) Wair.trapa flirivotl ltoi'6 at %ho\it 11 o'clock last night, They Were m.et -a-t tho statiflii hy sibrnt. 5(3 of those ■alreariy in bai'i'ticksv Attempt to Wrcdk Lorry:. At} attempt to Fjiijivg b.n.t. of Messrs. Odliu's lorr.io's in gii.of Was liiailo oil '.Thursday, AVliilo it was being lo.adocl with tiiiib'e.r at Thoriidon .'Bail- .■■ w.ay Statiai, some, ■pbfsoii.jtehid.vc.d the pin from ono of tlip wheels. .This wjib noticed, iio.wev.er, by. tlio driver .of ; jv slitintiiig oii.gi'iie, aiid tltus .a'n accident was averted. Certain me.ii Were nistfl ,-in tlio vicinity wl.iilo tho lojSry wns: loacling, aiid tho lnnttor was itij' nipciiateiy prut into tiro l.tai.vcls o;f tlio ptlic.c.