THE STRIKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 April 1921, Page 5

THE STRIKE.

NO SETTLEMENT YET. ANOTHER CONFERENCE HELD. ADJOURNED TILL TO-DAY, By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received April 23, 5J p.m. London, April 20. A joint conference of representative’ of the Government, the owners and the miners sat for an hour and a half and adjourned till Monday to permit the owners to submit fuller details of their proposals.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TRANSPORTERS’ ACTION. IO PREVENT STRIKE-BREAKING. Received April 24, 11.5 p.m. London, April 24. The Transporters’ Federation executive has adopted a resolution calling on members to refuse to bunker a ship tak. ing less than its normal quantity of hunker coal in order to reach Continental, American, or Colonial coaling ports. They also declared that labor must not be provided towards the discharge of Continental or American coal, as this would be strike-breaking. The federation will communicate with the International Transporters’ Conference at Geneva, asking its cooperation in refusing to transport coal to Britain for strike-breaking purposes. ■—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. KING’S COAL FOR THE POOR. Received April 24, 5.5 p.m. London, April 23. The King has despatched fifty tons of coal from the Palace cellars for distribution among the- London poor.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BORROWED STRIKE PAY. Received April 23. 5.5 p.m. London. April 22. The Yorkshire Miners’ Association has paid out to members £BO,OOO, having borrowed £50,000 from the Amalgamated Engineers. —Aus.-N-Z. Cable Assn. TRIPLE ALLIANCE DEFECTION. London. April 22. The Miners’ Conference passed a resolution of confidence in Mr. Hodges, and also emphatically protested against the official explanation that the action of the railwaymen and transporters, attributing their defection to the refusal of the miners to meet the owners. The real cause of the unjustifiable withdrawal can only be looked for in the character and itructure of the Triple Alliance itself. Glasgow dockers refuse to handle coal from Home and foreign ports. Five vessels with coal for tjje Scottish railways are held up.