GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 28 March 1918, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

BRITISH

NEWS DISTRIBUTION

ENGINEERS’ STRIKE.

MOUNDED. SOLDIERS’ PROTEST

Received 5.45. LONDON, March 27.

Many London newspapers have decided, in view of the important battle raging to publish on Friday, but as it is likely that many country newspapers will not be published the Premier has decided to post up Sir Douglas Haig’s communiques at every post' office on Friday, also on Sunday. The engineering crisis is less critical Many delegates at the Manchester Conference cabled on the 21th, state the resolution misrepresented the intention of delegates, who only wanted to test the feeling- of ships in the districts regarding! the strike. They realise the present ’is no time to force a decision. \

Some remarkable sbenes occurred in connection with tin strike; skilled engineers at Leeds werc\keeping three shell factories idle. A \meeting of wounded soldiers protosced'Sagainst the strike at a city square gathering, and the Army Chaplain said ShA. strike was damnable and “at this hour of national trial. \ The wounded men then went in procession to the Trade Hall. They were not .allowed to enter the strikers’ meetinlgj but later a decision was reached tot return to work immediately and to v ’ work through the Easter holidays to make up for lost time

GREEK GOVERNMENT

STOPPED CONSTANTINE’S

PENSION.

Received 11.35,

ATHENS, March 2

The Greek Government has finally' withdrawn ex-King Constantine’s pension of £25,000, owing to intriguing, with the Central Powers.