THE AUSTRALIAN COAL STRIKE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 242, 18 November 1909, Page 2

THE AUSTRALIAN COAL STRIKE

MINK NATIONALISATION. A MOTION NKUATIVKD BY I'AKUAJIENT. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, November 17. The motion for the adjournment of the Assembly to discuss the questiol of the nationalisation of sufficient collieries to supply public requirements, was negatived by 35 votes to 20. A USEFUL CAUUO. Adelaide, November 17. The French barque Admiral (Jcurbet has arrived witli 2000 tons of Welsh coal, carried as ballast. ' It is now approximately worth £3 a ton. STIUKE UNPOPULAR AT BItOKEX HILL.

Sydney, November 17. The threatened general strike i< not popular at Broken Hill. The majority of the meu desire a referendum. One union has already passed a resolution to that effect. The .Minister of Mh.'s characterised it as not only bcinj; impossible but absurd. . ENSUKI.N'G BOWJjIIES. i Heceived November 17, 10.5 p.m. London, November 17. In consequence of the strike Lloyds have received several orders to insure cargoes of coal from Britain to Australia. In certain convenient cases vessel*;:re 1 being diverted. j Underwriters have safeguarded themr selves against the risk of damage by strikers.

THE SETTLEMENT PROPOSALS. Received November 17, 0.35 p.m. Sydney, November 17. The strike conference considered Mr. Wade's letter covering the proposals towards a settlement, outlined in the Assembly last night. The conference will forward a reply, A MORE HOPEFUL OUTLOOK.

Received November 18, 16.35 a.m. Sydney, November 17. Things are a little more liopeiui. 11 ic strike committee adopted a resolution that they could not accept Mr. Wade's suggestions for bringing the parties together, but would be pleased to confer with him. They appointed a committee of six delegates to wait upon Mr. Wade to-morrow morning. One suggestion they will bring torward will be that some of the more important of the men's grievances should be redressed before they return to work. A meeting of the southern colliery proprietors expressed their willingness to accept Mr. Wade's suggestions, with the proviso that the employees give a guarantee that in the event of the proposed conference proving abortive they will continue to work on the conditions existing prior to the present stoppage, pending a settlement of the trouble by the Wages Board now in existence. The decision was embodied m a, letter to Mr. Wade. Received November 18, 1.10 a.m. Sydney, November 17. The northern colliery proprietors meet On Friday to discuss Mr. Wade's proposals for the resumption of work. Received November 18, 1.10 a.m. Melbourne, November 17. A ballot of the waterside workers favored leaving the question of the strike in the hands of the council uf the . Waterside Workers' Federation.