THE MINERS' STRIKE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1812, 6 November 1888, Page 1

THE MINERS' STRIKE.

" London, Nov. 2. At the annual meeting of Scottish; and Australian Mining Company the chairman stated that the trade of the L&mbton mine at 1 Newcastle, New South" Wales, had increased so"Muchi in"'the!""e"ecbn'd \ half ye-ar as to justify a dividend of 15 per cent. No dispute had occurred between the men and the [company, 1 but the former had struck at the bidding, of the union. The object of the union was toexhanst the orders, The company hoped ;that tHey woald not have to import men, j but unla.ss work; was resumed immediately in the Newcastle minos it would have to be done, for the owners were determined not to allow the union' tolgaia>'the upper hand and practipally.become the masters. Sydniy, Oct, 31.

At the adjourned meeting of: the conference to-day between the masters and the delegates of the miners, a draft agreement Wasiarrangbd whiok>will( now be submitted to th,e men ..., ... -•; Novemberj 1. The delegates' representing the miners on' strike have made overtures 1 to the mine-masters suggestiag that- all! ditwith reference to the strikshould be sunk,- and that nothing should ibe allowed to;interfere with' -the" men obtaining re-employment. 'The maaiers are quite willing, to :agree ei.ceptjin thejcaße of officials, but the men declined thejeompromise on those terms and statedj thai they wetfe prepared.:tb' stand by jtheif' officials. ] . Several Italian miners working in W"st Wallsend mine'have averag>cl £7 l()a for the past fortnight. They are so satisfied with the result- that : they have comiriunicated with their relatives in Italy to come out to the eolonyO : '*" "" '"' I