IN THE THROES OF STRIKES
NO TRAINS RUNNING IN PORTUGAL. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received 12, 12.3 a.m. Lisbon, January 12. There is a strike of raihvaymen for an eight hours' day and increased wages, amounting to £120,000 annually. The companies have conceded £40,000 sterling, and a nine hours' day. No train is running throughout Portugal, and the Government is organising a motor-car postal service. The strikers' committee is discouraging sabotage. Shop hands at Lisbon ar» also striking for a twelve hours' day and Sunday rest. All shops are closed. The Minister of the Interior has promised redress at the earliest possible opportunity. Several encounters took place between the strikers and those objecting to the strike, but the Republican Guard dispersed the demonstrators.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 222, 13 January 1911, Page 5
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122IN THE THROES OF STRIKES Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 222, 13 January 1911, Page 5
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