LABOUR TROUBLES

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 15 November 1924, Page 11

LABOUR TROUBLES

extra edition.

N.S.W. ATTORNW-GENMaL INJURED. NEWCASTLE MINERS’ STRIKE. JUDGE WARNS WATERSIDERS. BT CABLE —PEES?/ ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT, Rleceived NoV., 15, 10.5 a.m. SYDNEY, Nov. 15. t An .attempt to injure the AttorneyGeneral, Mr. Bavih, was made by. a number;... of ruffians believed to. be either wartersiders dr their supporters. A large stoiie was. thrbtrh dt Mr. Ravin, narroTvly missing-.hitting both him and Mr. Justice Harvey, with whom he was walking at the time. Air. Bavin has on a number of occasions publicly deprecated extremism. The Seamen’s Union hais expressed its sorrow. The State Goveniment is not in a position to take legal action against the organisation in cohseof its beiiig registered under the Commonwealth arbitration jurisdiction. It is known that the outspokeiiess.pn -the part of the Minister has greatly displeased the extremists of trade unions. Six pits employing two thousand men are,idle on the northern coalfield in opnsequence - of the Newcastle coaL trimmed's’ overtime strike. A further two thousand are- idle, .owiiig. tb" strikes. (Received No.v.. i 5. ,10.5- ain.) y . .. ..... MELBOURNE, Nov. .15. Air Justice Poivers, in the Arbitration ~Cqurt; . indicated, to members of the Watersiders I Union that certain applications which might be made to the Court, and which, if granted, would give them some of the privileges foi which they were contending, said, however, with considerable emphasis, that no claim or application would be considered so long as the men remained on strike. As well as directing the men to return to work oh inter-State vessels, he ehrhestiy advised them to returii to work for the overseas (companies; which had engaged labour through the shipping bureau. LABOURER WbRKS A MACHINE feONTRAiiY TO THE RULES. (Received Nov.\isi 12.20 p.m.), v . . ADELBOURNE, Nov. 15. B&ktveen 300 and 400 men striick at Thompson’s engineering works because a labourer was put on a machine, conthe rules of the. Amalgamated Society of Engineers'. The firm said the man coiild do the trbrk required and no tradesman, was . available.