SLAUGHTERMEN’S STRIKE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 27, 31 January 1913, Page 5

SLAUGHTERMEN’S STRIKE.

(Per Press Association.)

Wellington, January 29.

The Wellington freezing companies state that no communications have reached' ‘them from farmers or others, recommending them to accede to the slaughtermen’s demands, but, on the contrary, they have been assured by the executive of the Farmers’ Union of the full approval by the farmers of the action of the companies. '. #

“MARKING TIME.”

Christchurch, January 30,

“Still marking time” describes the present position in Canterbury with res2>ect to the slaughtermen’s strike. There are as yet no indications of the Slaughtermen’s Union giving way, and a member of the Union informed a reporter that members were prepared to fight to the bitter end. It was possible that some way out of the existing deadlock will be decided upon by a conference to be held in Wellington to-morrow, lint no information beyond the fact that the two local freezing companies will be represented at the conference was obtainable as to the proposals to be discussed by the conference.

RETICENCE IN WELLINGTON

Wellington, January 30

Both sides in the slaughtering dispute are reticent, and no new developments were announced to-day. Much interest centres in the conference of the freezing companies to be held tomorrow, but nothing can be gleaned as to what the outcome is likely to be.