THE COONDUCTRESS’S STTRIKE.

Taihape Daily Times, 24 August 1918, Page 4

THE COONDUCTRESS’S STTRIKE.

' Received 9.30 a..m. LONDON, August 22. ‘At the conductre‘ss’s mass‘ meeting the chairman announced a hit-fzh in De’gotiations had occurred. The meeting adjourned after informally negativing a proposal to resume pending an ward. ORKSHIRE COALFIELDS IDLE, . Received 9.310 a.m, ' LONDON, August 22. I The traflic strikers’ meeting was so packed that‘ many girls fainted. It appears the oflicial of two unions are at loggerheads. ‘ Subsequently us tormy meeting decided to resume on riday. The Yorkshire Coal-Owners’ and Miners’ Conference settled the (Ilspute. The leaders recommended an immediate resumption. One hundred and fifty thousand are out to-day, and practically the entire field is idle,

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OTTAWA, August 22. The Chicago News' Kobe correspondent states that it is believed the rice riots were directed by unscrupulous politicians as retaliation for the Government's intervention in Siberia. PEACE PROSPECTS. LONDON, August 23. The New York Times' Paris correspondent says American soldiers and sailors agree that the earliest possible peace will be in July or August, 1919. He interviewed high authorities, who state that the French uttery distrust the German bona fides. The Allies will not entertain peace suggestions this year. _______ GERMAN DEVILRY. PRAGUE, August 22. Les Nouvelles states that the Germans shut 300 British prisoners in a dark, unventilated coach-house behind their lines in Picardy for sixteen days, There were unable to lie , down, and scarcely able to move. The 1 only food was repulsive .broth. They were only allowed out for a few minutes. Many of them died.