THE STRIKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 October 1920, Page 5

THE STRIKE.

negotiations continued, ' M. , tfo HINT OF RESULT YET. ~ Ml T«l«Fiph.—PrMi Am—Copyright. v Received Oct. 26, 8.5 pjn. , ' _ London, Oct. 25. The miners' leaders resumed the discussions with Ministers, and then met their executive which, after considering the Government's proposals, adjourned until Tuesday. It i» understood there is considerable divison of-opinion asnotug the executive regarding the Government's offer, but a hopeful sign is that the discussions have continued thus far. One of the miners' leaders sav^; "We propwe to deep over the proposals."— Abj.-NJZ. Cable Assn. TWO MILLION IDLE. HUGE RAILWAY LOSSES. Received Oct. 26, 9,30 p.m. London, Oct. 23. A Government official estimates that fct least two million, including miners, fire idle. Sir Eric Geddes (Minister of Transport), in. the House of Commons, stated Hint v under the guaranteed earnings Scheme the public would have to pay i £2,000,006 to £8,000,000 weekly to recoup the railway losses due to the strike r-Atu,-N.Z. Cable Assn. SENSIBLE RAILWAYMEX EXTREMISTS' RESIGNATION DEMANDED. London, Oct. 25. The Liverpool Tailwaymen's executive jUlegffcphtd to headquarters: "We have po ukgUnce with Bolshevism. We have pot forgotten the boys who were killed Sn France and Belgium. These damnable strikes don't help, but hinder tie crippled, the blind, and the unem•tyed. We demand the immediate xeBtgnation of the extremists."—United fevlce. BRADFORD WORKS CLOSED. HOSIERY FACTORY DESTROYED. "7 London, Oct. 25. in consequence of a transporters' Strike few textile works are running at radford. One manufacturer, owning Jsix mills and paying £7OOO in wages per week, is closing down, meanwhile Saying his workpeople one-third of their j pverage wages. ; . ,A Brandon b»iery factory was fired j jjnd the entire stocks and machinery (destroyed. The damage amounted to The incendiaries are believed to be soldiers.—Aus.-NjZ. Cable Assni