THE AUSTRALIAN COAL STRIKE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 243, 19 November 1909, Page 2

THE AUSTRALIAN COAL STRIKE

; PROGRESS OF AFFAIRS. NO mPORTAyFDEVELOPMENTa by Cable.—Press Aswciattoa.— Coi>yrigM Received November IU, 12.5 ».mSydney, November 18. There were oo Important strike developments to-day. . The strike conference discussed various matters relating to organisation, inI eluding Mr. Bowling's scheme re UIUHjJ over certain mines, and an offer iruin 11. Australian workers' unions, the larg-

e» iibor organisation in the Commojiv, :uth, to support the strike, financially i: otherwise. In the afternoon, Mr, Hughes interviewed Mr. Wood, chief secretary, in | place of Mr. Wade, who was sick, and informed him that the answer previously formulated by the secretary of the strike conference, informing the Premier that the conference could not accept me J>roposals conditionally on the men returning to work, was not to be regarded as flnal. A communication was despatched .prior to the matter being finally rrfu red to the executive,-who had decided to suspend judgment until the matter was referred to the executive of the Northern Miners' Federation. TV« win dull" ; tonight, and to-morrow the exeeu- [ tive's decision will be conveyed to tne , Premier. ~ . The Orient Company has ten thousand tons of coal on the water, and continues its service unimpaired. . A liner in port refused a large Wipment o! frozen nv •;. The ship de- | lined to handle U till the outlook wai

more settled. REDUCED TRAIN SERVICE, Melbourne. November 17. The Government has decided to run a reduced train service in order to conserve the- coal stock*. THE NATIONALISATION (JCESTION.

Sydney, N «••■ Vr R Mr. Wade, PrcmieT, «*k 1 In u* Assembly if he had any infoni,: ' n in connection with a strike in tbv New Zealand State colliery, replied if tne statement were true it was far more eloquent than any argument that could be used against the nationalisation ol the mines.

DOUBLE SHIFTS AT WKSTPOHT. By Telegraph.—Press iwAllm Westport, Thursday. In reference to the Btate mines in * telegram from Greymoiith that the miners view with suspicion the action of the Weotpnrt Compan,- in putting on 'double shifts, Mr. Curtis (manager of the local branch of the Weatport Coal Companv) explains Wat his company has onlv resumed the s.'-ift knocked off some months aso. and that this U done to meet New Zealand demands nrwl the bunkering ef vessels at Wellington and other ports, wich as the Tvf#r line and to meet the demands from pisworka in different parts of the Dominion. His company, he aays, is not (supplying outside demand*. All the coal It can aiipply is required in New Zealand. No otbw companv in this district !» working a double shift, hut both the Stockton and State, in consfequenoe of the increased demand, are working with practically no lo«s of time.