TRADE DISPUTES IN ENGLAND.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 87, 31 May 1879, Page 3

TRADE DISPUTES IN ENGLAND.

Liverpool, February 12.—Trade here is mite paralysed by the strike, which nns :i.iv extended to carters and the

whole wdv if carpenters, some of whom were -tvenp'y an strike. The strike among sailors has become more general, and great difficulty is experienced in obtaining crews, save at inoreased rates. Yesterday several ships were awaiting crews, hut were firm It is stated tlrat there are 3G grain-laden at Queenstown and that -he owners do not know where to send them. Meanwhile .'he grain may lie heating in the vessels' holds, and rendered valueless There aic ninny reports of intimidation" by ik»ek lafcoureis and others to prevent the men from working until ;ho dispute is settled. The steamship Lualabn, which was to have sailed for the west coast of Africa on Thursday iost, has not yet left her dock. The agents pi"mise the men protection. The Cuuard Con p;>ny have all their vessels iu Hussikson dock, vhich is inclosed, and have provided within tbe dock walls accomodation for the men brought from Glasgow The local authorities maintain «triet supervision with the police and military, and none but people on business are allowed within tbe inclosure along the whole line of docks The strikers to-day refused the old wages and one hour Iragei work daily. The proposition o'. shipowners foi aibitration was also rejected London February 13. —The dock labourers, numbering »vei 40,000, held a meeting, and decided that, unless the masters i?reed to the old rates, they would demand an advance of the day rate and o, a penny ]ier hour for over time fiie shipowners, on demand being made this afternoon, refused to accede to the terms proposed. At the closed ducks. .viieii' the men at work

are fed and housed, there were more applications for employment than could he accommodated. The weavers at Ashtou-uuder-Tyne went on =tii;e to-day. The roosters will probably lock out the spinners, although they desire continued work. There has been a further stoppage of .niills and notices of a reduction of wages. Forty firms at Bolton have give i notice of a ten per cent, reduction in wages, '"he spinners offer to accept a reduction of live per cent. If the masters refuse the otter 10,000 spinners "ill strike