The Coal Strike

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4491, 20 November 1909, Page 1

The Coal Strike

CONSERVING STOCKS •■•si Melbourne, November 18. The Government has decided to run reduced train seryice in order to coi serve the coal stocks. Sydney, November 18. , Asked in the House of Assembly | he had any information in connectioi with the strike in the New Zealand State Colliery, Mr Wade replied tha if the statement were true it was fa more eloquent than any argument tht could be used against the national! tion of mines. THE STRIKE CONFERENCE OFFERS OF SUPPORT THE PREMIER’S PROPOSAL NO DEFINITE ANSWER' Sydney, November 18. There are no important strike d' velopments. To-day the Strike Conference dii cussed various matters relating tl organisation, including Mr Rowling’i scheme for taking over certain minesj and the offer of the Australian Workers’ Unions, the largest labour organ isations in the Commonwealth, to support the strike financially or o.the: wise. In the afternoon, Mr Heyes inter viewed Mr Wood, chief secretary, place of Mr Wade, who was sick, ant informed him that the answer pr< viously formulatod by the secreta; of the Strike Conference, inform! the Premier that the Conference coul not accept his proposals conditionally on the men returning to work was i|| to be regarded as a final communica tion. It was despatched prior to till matter being finally referred to th executive, who has decided to suspeiK judgment until the matter was referred to the executive of the Northern Mine. Federation. This was done to night, and to-morrow the executive’s decision will be conveyed to the Premier. THE ORIENT COMPANY. A CARGO REFUSED Sydney, November 18 The Orient Company has ten thou* sand tons of coal on the water, continues the service unimpaired. A liner in port refused a large ship; ment of frozen meat, which they] decline to handle till the outlook more settled. ifl