LABOUR, ETC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2407, 4 October 1892, Page 4

LABOUR, ETC.

London, Sept. 30. The Labor party have issued a manifesto, stating that they intend to contest the municipal elections. Mr H. H. Asquith, Q.C. the Home Secretary has ruled that meetings held in Trafalgar Square are legal. Oct. 1. The cotton-masters of Lancashire intend to enforce a reduction of o per cent in their employees' wages a serious difficulty is likely to result. Washington, Octt. 1. Mr Carnegie's armour-plating works are closed, probably the whole of the works at Homestead will be shut. It is stated that themills had to-be closed because the non-union hands taken on proved to be incapable of doing the work required.

Sydney, Sept. 80.

The first large contingent of free laborers reached Broken Hill to-day without demonstration.

The Broken Hill conspirators who have been committed for trial have been admitted to bail on their undertaking not to participate in strike affairs.

Melbourne, Sept. 28,

Three hundred free labourers, under engagement to Mr Baxter, who has a contract for stoping the Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, were sent away today. Another batch consisting of four hundred leave for the mine to-morrow. The Minister for Public Works disclaims any knowledge of the placard alleged to be published by the Government bureau inviting 400 men for Broken Hill at 8s -id per day. Oamaru, Oct. 1.

A conference of delegates from various branches of thn Amalgamated Shearers' and Labourer's General Union throughout the South Island has just finished sitting here. It was resolved to form one federated union for the colony, and steps will be taken to organise the same. Mr J. Kelly, M.H.R., was elected president of the union. The conference will sit annually ; next year at Geraidine.