THE STRIKE, AND AFTER

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 9, 5 October 1917, Page 5

THE STRIKE, AND AFTER

DEVELOPMENT IN SEAMEN'S TROUBLE

MEN APPLYING FOR WORK

Sydney, October 4. There is an important development in the seamen's trouble. At Newcastle forty seamen signed on for two inter-State steamers and one oversea- vessel, and others are applying for work.—Press Association. '

AFTERMATH OF THE STRIKE SECESSION IN LABOUR POLITICS. Sydney, October 4. As n. 6equel to the strike, the Masters' and Engineers' Association has withdrawn from the Labour Council and the Political Labour League The Industrial Court has cancelled the registrations of the coast district section of "the Federated Engine-drivers' Association of Australasia, and of the Coke Workers' Association, and has cancelled the preference clause of the Cold Stora"e Workers' Onion—Press Association.

COAL MINE CLOSED. Melbourne, October 4. Oirin" to the non-resumption of work by thc°employees, steps .ire being taken to wind up the Jumbu.nna Coal Mine.— Press Association.

GAS AND ELECTRICITY RESTRICTED. Melbourne, October 4. The Navy Department has issued regulations restricting the use of gas and electricity to a few specified businesses. This will throw 500,000 people in Australia into partial Unemployment-Press Association.

SOME COLLIERY DISTRICTS STILL UNSETTLED WHAM? MEN STIT,L OUT. (Kec. October t, 10.50 p.m.) . Sydney, October \. Although further northern colleries opened to-day. discontent ,s still evident in certain districts The Kurr. Kurrt miners have decided not to resume woik in the Majtlnud fields, maintaining that they have been asked to accept humiliating and -unsatisfactory conditons Mr Fuller (Acting-Premier), has announced thafunHl the men are prepared to resume work at all tho mines of a particular group, none will -be-opened. The Federated Seamen's and Firemen s Union bos decided not to resume work until the wharf workers come to terms, not because of any grievance against tho shipping companies, but owing to the question of sailing with cargo loaded by non-unionists. Another meeting has been fixed for Monday. Tn tho meantime, efforts are being mado to settle the wharf trouble—Press Assn.