WORK AND WAGES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 64, 21 July 1913, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES.

THE LEITH STRIKES

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright

[United Press iAssociation.]

London, July 20. , Owing to the rioting, six gunboat: Wth 250 bluejackets, besides troops lave arrived at Leith to protect docl ►roperty if necessary. A section, numbering three thous Ud dockers at Hull, have obtaine< pheir full demands, and the remaindoi Jave been advised that they will re fame on a basis of shorter hours pend pg final negotiations. IfeTTLEMENT REJECTED.

(Received 8.50 a.m.)

'A general settlement of the strik< ,t Hull has been rejected and all ship ring is held up.

ACUTE POSITION AT TIMARU

[Per Press Association.]

Timaru, July 20

ylThe introduction of the new Unio> >f Wharf side Workers and the.su I:

equent acceptance of many old hand; ppears to have provided an excefv f hands, and complaints are beinf: lade by some of the new hands thahey do not get a fair share of tlv fork, and are left out when sorri' tf the late strikers are employed festerday. a couple of fistic encount ore arose out of such disputes.