COAL STRIKES IN BRITAIN.
DECREASE OF WELSH EXPORTS. THE POSITION IN THE NORTH. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Received March 8, 10.45 p.m. London, March 8. f Coal exports from South Wales for February, 1909, decreased by 2G0,527 tons, foreign (inns securing contracts £.t the expense of the Wo' ii trade. The ballot of Northumberland miners decided by a large majority against confirming the executive's suggestion for ending the dispute. ThisTpractically amounts to censure of the executive for stopping strike pay and ordering the strikers in fourteen collieries to resume work. A BISHOP'S ADVICE. Received March 0. 0.20 a.m. London, March 8. The Bishop of Llandaff urges the disputants in South Wales to come to an agreement. He points out that thousands of railwaymen, dockers, tinplate»en, iron and steel workers, and shopkeepers are dependent on the coal trade, and there is a likelihood of trade being diverted to other channels. He counsels the miners to trust their old experienced leaders. A national conference to consider the position in South Wales opens on Wednesday.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 334, 9 March 1910, Page 5
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171COAL STRIKES IN BRITAIN. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 334, 9 March 1910, Page 5
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