WORK AND WAGES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 79, 10 April 1913, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES.

END OF A STRIKE. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.] (Received 8.50 a.m.)

London, April 9

The Cannock Chase strike is ended. Non-unionists have been eliminated in some of tho mines.

THE BARRIER STRIKE

Syduey, April 9

.The Barrier strike position has become more accentuated. The Souii mine has .closed, and 1000 men are idle, making 1600 miners idle altogether, besides a considerable number of men in connection with the smelting works at Port Pirie. The Citizens' Committee lias decided to make a renewed urgent request to Mr McGowen to take over and run the Silverton trams.

ATTEMPTS AT SETTLEMENT

(Received 10.0 a.m.)

Sydney, April 10

The Government made a move to settle the Broken Hill strike, and Suggested that the Silverton Tramway Company should carry the'provisions and mails free, provided the union supplies the men ; also if the men resumed immediately would they allow the dispute to be refen-ed to the Wages Board. The company replied : "All pickets must he withdrawn first; then run the provision and mail trams at ordinary rates."

There was no reply to the second queston and the" Government made an offer to the parties to the Southern mining strike, the, terms including that the Government should amend the Act empowering tribunals constituted under the Act to consider the dismissal of employees.

The employers rejected the proposals.

DOCKYARD DISPUTE

(Received 11.25 a.m.) London, April 9

'As the outcome of a dispute in the rates of pay, the trades unions have listed Portsmouth Dockyards as a blank shop.

Women as a rule are the most consistent tea drinkers, and the multiplication of ten rooms and tea kiosk? throughout the Dominion affords striking evidence of the increasing popularity of tea. The women of New Zealand may lie classed as connoisseurs, as they show a decided preference for Crescent Tea. which is rich and strong and of delicious flavour. Sold by all o-rneer* at 2-i, Is lOd, and Is 3d pe lb.