GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 October 1920, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

'AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION) I BRITISH MINING CRISIS. •* LONDON, October 7. The Miners Executives of many of the leading coal districts have now declared against the owners’ terms for an output of 242,000,000 tons a year or more. The Government say they do not attach any importance to the executives’ attitude, stating they believe that though what they term “hot-heads” have captured the machine vote, the average miners will cast votes for accepting the owners’ terms, j Mr R. Smillie issued a strong appeal declaring' it would be in the best | interests of the miners to accept the ' owners’ proposals, though as tem- | porary measure,, and thqn utilising the next three months to secure a satisfactory -agreement. He also contends this would give an apportunity to prove that any decline in the output was mainly due to the owners themselves, rather than to the miners It is stated that various discussions the Triple Alliance have made it clear that the miners must pursue an attitude of give and that the miners could, not ask large bodies of workmen to strike when the difference between the two sides was 1/- a day. STRIKE IN PORTUGAL. LONDON. October 8. A general strike, stated to be of a revolutional character, has broken out throughout the whole of Portugal. It includes all postal and telegraph employees. 'Die news at present from Portugal is meagre. BALLOT RESULT. 'Received this dav at 9.20 a.m.f LONDON, October 7. The Sailors and Firemen’s Union hal*lot in .'London resulted against the nationalisation of shipping, but in favour if affiliating with the Labour party. v GERMAN POLICE. (Received this day. at 9.30 a.m.) BERLIN, October 7. According to the Entente’s demand miltarily organised Prussian police were disbanded and replaced by local civil police, numbering eighty-five thousand, each armed with a. sword, revolver and hand grenades. Rifles are also provided for every three men, and an armoured car and two machine guns for every twenty.