INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 63, 9 March 1912, Page 6

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

ALLEG Ei) YI Cm i ISATJ ON. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) (.Received 5, 10..‘3d a.in.) Brisbane, .March 8. The wharf labourers declined to work tho Bnrrnmbeot, Terrier and Wodonga on wJiich free labour had been employed. The company regard tho unionists’ attitude as v.istimisatibn, despite the understanding that there will bo none on either side. B ADO E-WEARING AWARD. (Received 8, 10.85 a.m.) Melbourne, March 8. Tho. High Court has granted an order preventing the enforcement of the badge award. The order is returnable at next sitting. AN IRKSOME SHIFT. (Received 8, 10.35 a.m.) Sydney, March 8. A disruption occurred between the proprietors and the men on the Newcastle v conciliation committee. The proprietors flatly stated that they would not allow the question of the abolition of the afternoon shift to conic, before the committee for settlement. The miners at Newcastle and Maitland have boon for months agitating, foe,.the abolition, contending that the sh,rft is irksome and robs them of the most advantageous period of the evening. Tho proprietors contend that the. abolition w ould make impossible the working of the pits efficiently. Tho proprietors’ announcement caused consternation amongst the men’s representatives . Tiie'committee adjourned sine die. An atmosphere of unrest prevails and a general strike is regarded as not unlikely. FEEDING SCHOOL CHILDREN. ( Received 8, 10.15 a.m.) London, March 7. The North-Western Railway Company denies the report that it is reducing tho number of trains. The entire Ministerial press indulge in censure. The' ‘‘Minors’ Chronicle” says tho terms of tho schedule do not admit of a reasoned defence. The ‘‘Pall, Mall Gazette,” demands the introduction of Australian, methods of compulsory arbitration and, the cutting off of strike, funds,. . "Id-day’s news shows that the miners are’ feeling pressure from other unioiis 'Avhoso funds jare being depleted. [jerks, and sub-manag-ers’ are working the ventilation and drainage of a big Glamorgan colliery. The loss, including miners’ wages, in South Afnlgs, amounts, to four hundred thousand pounds weekly.

The Trades and Labour Council is urging the Cardiff City Council to prcFidb free'‘'meals., The. feeding of school child is' Wing arranged at Mountain TAisli! 1, 1 ! •' GOAL SPECFLAT! VELY HELD. ■ - '(Received ’B, 12.20 p.m.) London, March 7. Tho Yorkshiio and Derbyshire owners have practically agreed to the eight hours day for surfacemen and better paySpeculators at Cardiff hold a hundred thousand tons of coal promised at a pound a ton. The offer, showing 60 per cent profit, was refused, the holders asking a hundred per cent.