INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 90, 15 April 1912, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

THE ENGLISH GOAL STRIKE. (By Electric Telcgrapn.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, April 13. The price of coal in London lias fallen ten shillings. Mr Watts-Morgan, the Rhondda miners’ agent, has declared that Unless the enginemea are more reasonable the Federation will be under the painful necessity of telling members to take the places of engmemen. THE PRICE OF COAL. (Received 15, 8.5 a.m.) London, April 14. The best coal in London is selling at £3. MILITARY FRATERNISING. (Received 15, 9.40 a.m.) London, April 14. The miners at Leigh, Lancashire, entertained the soldiers sent to maintain order. The soldiers to-day marched to church headed by the Leigli naval and army veterans’ band. Two hundred eaginemen at Bargold have resumed. The enginemen at Cwyman colliery, Aberdare, are resuming to-morrow. The district committee of the Transport Workers’ Federation and the executive of the Dockers’ Union passed a resolution denouncing irresponsible statements of the possibilities of a general strike of transport workers early in the summer, and added that they did not intend to discuss the question. THE WOOLLEN INDUSTRY. Christchurch, April 13. Mr P. Kerens, manager of the Kaiapoi Clothing Factory, has submitted proposals to the Technical College for the training of girls handling machines in the woollen and clothing trades. He told the College Board that the industry in Christchurch was on the verge of a crisis, owing to tho shortage .of hands. The board referred the question to a committee.