MINERS' STRIKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 November 1916, Page 5

MINERS' STRIKE.

UNSATISFACTORY POSITION —— Australian-N.Z. Cable Assocfa'.ios. Sydney, Nov. 14. Mr. Holman states that probably developments in the coal strike will occur during the week. The m'ners' general secretary contends that the owners are guilty of a lock-out. The miners are always prepared to work in accordance with tiie terms of their log. Melbourne, Nov. 14, A proposal is assuming concrete form that all manufacturers throughout tin Commonwealth form a registered organisation to enable the Chamber of Manufacturers, whenever unions flout the law, to combine and light for the principle' at stake. The railway services have been drastically curtailed. Brisbane, Nov. 14. Numbers of factories have closed. The Gas Company's supply is almost exhausted. Sydney, Nov. 14. Ihe secretary of tlx Miners' Association states that as the majority of miners asked that all coal be declared black it is difficult to see how the executive can ignore the request. It 'will' be definitely decided on Thursday. Ihe City Council has only sufficient co-tl for eight days. A Bill will be introduced in the Assembly with the object of emppwering the Council to confine the -supply of electricity to certain egsentiil industries and that private lighting shall not be allowed, und?r heavy penalties. The northern miners rejected a proposal to remove all the coal i>ow stacked fit the collieries, for the use of transports only.

Mr. Jensen i;s considering the qucHion of preventing electric light undertakings and gas companies throughout t.Kc I'umuionwealth using coal to supply factories not engaged in work for military and naval purposes, or the manufacture of iii-.cessary fcodstuffs. THE GOVERNMENT BLAMED ' Received Nov. 14, 10 p.m. 'Sydney, Last Night. Mass meetings at Newcastle and Maitland blamed the Labor Government for the present crisis, for not liaving granted the men's demands. They appointed deputations to urge upon the Government, in order to avert a grave national disaster, to pass an Act, embodving the bank-to-bank principle. The Mocraki has sufficient coal, and sails on Thursday. GOVERNMENT EMPOWERED TO SUMMON CONFERENCE. Received Nov. 15, 1.35 a.m. Melbourne, Nov. 14. The Council lias passed the War Precautions Regulations, empowering the Federal Government to summon an urgent conference of those concerned in the coal strike.