LABOR TROUBLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 February 1917, Page 4

LABOR TROUBLES.

SEQUEL TO ALLEGED STRIKE. SLAUGHTERMEN .PROSECUTED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wanganui, Last Night. A prosecution of considerable intercut was heard at the Magistrate's Court today. The Labor Department proceeded against fifteen slaughtermen employed at tho Wanganui Meat Company's works, as a sequel to a recent alleged strike. It appears that defendants refused to work with two men on the sjround that they were not members ot the Wellington Slaughtermen's Union, and as a result the management was compelled to dispense with the services of the men objected to, in order not to hold up operations at a busy period. For tho defence it was argued that no strike was intended, and that the slaughtermen would have continued working 1 " had the request to put off the non-unionists not been complied with.

The cases against four of the defendants were dismissed, as-they commenced work on the inornro*g of the alleged strike, and the Magistrate reserved his decision in the remaining cases. STRIKE AT FREEZING WORKS. Auckland, Fob. 19. The strike at the freezing works at Southdown, Horatui, and Westfield continues. At the former works 150 to 200 men are idle, and at Westfield 50 men are out, 20 being strikers and tho remainder being butchers forced into idleness. One serious result is the cutting off of supplies to the Government meat market. THE BEST WAY "TO MANAGE BAGGAGE. "Old ways remain until someone invents better methods." Our system of cheeking baggage is the latest and best way. It saves passenger all trouble at departure and arrival. We collect, check on, and deliver baggage as soon as it arrives. Show us your ticket, or get us to issue it. W facilitates checking.—THE NEW ZEALAND EXPRESS CO., LTD. EVERYBODY'S DRINKING IT! What? GRKEN GINGER. A pure, wholesome and refreshing drink for sensible people. A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE. A tablespoonful to a large, tumbler of water. ,60 drinks to the bottle, 1/6 per battle; all grocers. Order to-day from your gToeerl 3fottj wiW be MtkSatl}