THE coAL Strike

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2929, 15 November 1916, Page 5

THE coAL Strike

NO SIGNS OF SETTLEMENT MASS MEETINGS OF MINERS ' T LABOUR RENDS ITS OWN '• GOVERNMENT ■By TeZcErapii-Prcss Association-Cojiyright Sydney, November U. ' The general secretary of the Miners' .'(Association contends' that the owners are guilty of a lock-out. The miners wore always prepared to work in accordance with, the term 3 of their log. Ho states that as a majority of "the miners'asked that all coal.should be declared "black," it is difficult to see how tho executive can iirnore the request, which will be defmitcly-Jdecided on Thursday.. ' The Sydney City Council.has only sufficient.coal for eight days. A' Bill is "to be introduced in tho Assembly with the: .object of ' empowering the council to confine the supply of electricity to certain essential industries. Private lighting will not' bo 'allowed under heavy penalties. The Northern miners have rejected h proposal to' Teraove all' coal, new stacked in'the cilleries for the use of the transports only..' MASS MEETInFoF THE MINERS' LABOUR GOVERNMENT ■ ;: ATTACKED. (Rec. November li, .'9.20 p.m.). Sydney, .November 14. At mass'meetings-herd at Newcastle and -Maitland- the speakers blamed the Labour • Government for. tho present crisis, in not having granted the men's demands. The meetings appointed de- ■ putations to, urge' tho Government, in order to avert a grave national disaster, to pass an Act'embodying the bank-to-bank principle. ..... The Moe'faki has obtained sufficient coal, and will said for: Wellington on Thursday, due date. ! : "AUTHORITY FOR URGENT CONFERENCE f (Rec. November 15, 1.30 a.m.) ..' Melbourne, November 14.The Council has passed. War Precautions Regulations, c/mp'owering .the Federal-Government to. .summon an urgent .conference of those .concerned: in the coal strike.- . •. .....'.. WHM-PIONS, FLOUT-.THE: LAW ' A MAOTFAaTOKEKS'" FIGHTING ■•': \,- ORGANISATION.,'... ■'• Melbourne, November 11. : A proposal.that is assuming concrete form is thatall manufacturers throngsout 'the 'Commonwealth, shoiiid' knn a registered'organisation to/enable the Chamber of Manufacturers whenever, the unions float the '.law to •convhmedly l fight the principle at stake.-, The railway services have been.dras- ,' tically curtailed. .CUTTING DOWN SUPPLIES ■ ';:.■_ ';. ..: .-; .[ : ■~-. .;.. .. .. Melbourne, November 14. Mr. Jensen is considering the ques-! iion of' preventing' electric light Tindertakings ; and gas companies'throughout the Commonwealth'from using coal to supply- power to factories not engagedon work for'military. <}r naval...-pur-poses, or in the manufacture of necessary foodstuffs...'.,'.' -. . .-..„■

;/;-CRISIS AT BRISBANE-'-.'-..: ■ Brisbane, 'November 14: ■ • Numbers of factories have .closed. The Gas' Company's supply is almost exhausted.