MINERS' STRIKES.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 November 1916, Page 5

MINERS' STRIKES.

A SERIOUS POSITION.

TRANSPORTS AND WHEAT SHIPS

HELD UP.

Australian-N.Z. Cable Aisouatlon.

Melbourne, Last Night. 1 f Mr. Hughes, addressing the Coal' Conference, said that unless they soft coal the Small Arms Factory woM# -i close on Saturday. Only 800 tons wera j available for the transports. The wheat) V'i ships were also due. Without wheat the war. could not continue. \ ill The miners' representatives repeated - their demands, declaring they wew| looked out. i The proprietors said a precedent td ' i settlement was that all men should XT 'ij srume work at the same time. \

MR. HUGHES' PROPOSAL; f

. FOR MEN TO KESUMB.

Received Nov. 17, 1.25 a.ni j

Melbourne, Not. 18. V At the Coal Conference, after 4 lengthy discussion, Mr. Hugihes pro* posed that the men should be rewdM mended to resume worlc) on condition that the Arbitration Ctyirt, or a .special tribunal, should hear tftei case the same as if work were resume*! presumably on Monday. The confer* ence adjourned until to-morrow to con» sider the proposal. " ' "i

BOTH SIDES INACTIVE. Sydney, Nor. 16. The Gas Company is able to «upplj) the city for another week only. The proposal to declare all coal "black" I>m been deferred; meanwhile both sides arq inactive, pending the result of tht Cpm< pulsory conference