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DOCKERS STRIKE. (Received this day at 12.310 p.m.) LONDON, November.2o. A lightning strike occurred this morning at London dock cold storage warehouse. It spread rapidly, and all the riverside cold storage workers are idle. Officials of the Union Cold Storage Company said the trouble was due to some men objoeting to the employers right to employ whom they pleased. Certain workers thought they bad a prior claim to those engaged. No employer could tolerate this. Vila! principles were at stake. Alter a meeting of the storage section of the Transport Union, Thompson (the dock group’s Secretary) said the strike was due to a refusal to employ one of the most active members of the Transport Union, which the men regarded as victimisation. The men would remain out until a satisfactory settlement was reached. Meanwhile the matter "ill be submitted to the Executive of the Transport Union. The strike has not yet appreciably affected Smithlield, but as all the Union Cold Storage Company men arc out. Those relying on the company will lie without supplies immediately the Smithlield and T/omlon markets meat supplies are exhausted. Covent Carden is affected, inasmuch as some foreign fmit is held by this Company. The strike is unofficial, and ffle Transport Union is enquiring info the matter.
BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE. LONDON, November 20. It is officially announced that Mi Austen ChanibeVlaiii will represent Britain on the council of the League of Nations. ANTI-CHINESE RIOTINC. MANILA, November 20, Anti-Chinese rioting at Long, an important Chinese trade centre in the north, was resumed. Constabulary reinforic.eenls have been asked for. AIR SERVICE. LONDON, November 20. Sir llraucker left by air lor Paris on route to India, where he will discuss the question of an air line between India and Burma, and also the establishment of an airship service between Britain and India. Brancker will be the first to fly from Britain in a civil machine across Turkey to Constantinople. Angora, and- Alepps. Brancker will discuss with the 1 urkish authorities the establishment of a permanent airway to India by that route, instead of via Egypt.
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Hokitika Guardian, 21 November 1924, Page 3
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