LABOUR, ETC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2413, 18 October 1892, Page 4

LABOUR, ETC.

London, Oct. 14. In a letter to The Times, Mr David Schloss contends that the state of affairs at Broken Hill proves the failure of the New South Wales Conciliation Act. Paris, Oct. 14. A strike has occurred at Carmaux, in Southern France accompanied with serious disorder. Troops were sent to suppress the disorder, but the Mayor, who is a Socialist, declined to give them billets. Many members of the Chamber of Deputies support his action. Brussels, Oct. 13. Two thousand Belgian miners belonging to the Borneage district have struck for higher wages. Oct. 14. Five thousand miners are on strike at Borenage, against a reduction in wages. Sydney, Oct. 14. The new union formed by a portion of the men out on strike at Broken Hill has fizzled for the present. Melbourne, Oct. 14. There is no reason to anticipate a general maritime strike as a sequel to the Gabo affair. A charge of conspiracy will probably be laid against the secretary of the Seamen's Union for inducing the crew to desert the vessel. The steamer Derwent has shipped a crew through the maritime labour bureau. The secretary of the Seamen's Union declares that the course adopted is illegal aud that the sailors can only be shipped through the shipping office. The owners assert that what they have done is perfectly legal, and they are determined to stick to the bureau. The secretary of the union is equally determined to resist it. Oct. 16. Seventeen* summonses have been served on the secretary of the Seamen's Union, charging him with inciting the crew of the steamer Gabo to desert the vessel. OamarU, Oct. 15.

A public meeting was Md last night to consider the Industrial and Conciliation Bill. There was a large attendance, and Mr Duncan, M.H.R., was present and spoke on the Bill. Resolutions passed affirming the principle) of of the Bill; pledging the meeting to assist the Government to pass the Bill next session; and requesting the Minister of Labor to bring it down early next session. Resolutions were also passed declaring that the Legislative Council, in caus» ing the rejection of the measure by emasculation, acted in diametrical opposition to the wish of the people; and also urging working men to join unions and secure the benefits of the unions when it did become law.