VARIOUS CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10570, 28 February 1912, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLES.

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LABOUR UNREST.

TOE COAL TROUBLE. FURTHER DEVELOPS KNTS. (Received February 27,10.5.) a.m.) LONDON, February 2(3. Mr James Haslarn, Labour member for .Chesterfield, interviewed, said th'cre would bo some plain talking tomorrow. •He added that ho was referring to the 'position, in 'South Wales, if the Midtlamders could cut the painter ■they would get aIJ they wanted uit hh twenty-four hours., »biit they weiv unable, to break away.' Although Derbyshire did not desire a istrike, if forced they would lie a linn as a rook for the benefit of th;> others, and '.vonld only «i ; !lo\v sufficient work to maintain' pumping. Reso'jutions .that only pumping -would be allowed had been, passed in Scotland, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. The eoalowners i:i. 'Lanarkshire have stopped the miners' -supplies of dome--t if: -coal.

iMr Kcnoia, in' the Bouse of Commons, siaid the Government, was fully alive to its obligations to protect life and property in the went of a sti ike.

THE STRIKE BEGINS

DERBYSHIRE MEN "GO OUT."

NO DAMAGE OR DISORDER

(Received February 27, 10.30 a.jn.)

LONDON, February 2(5. Two thousand Derbyshire miners have struck. At the Premier's instance the coal owners have further coiift'rrcd. Several evening .papers report that the owners are willing to rc-opci negotiations regarding the minimum

wage. The South Wales Miners' Executive lias resolved that in. the event of a stoppage all the. men should red rain from approaching the collieries to do anything to caniso damage or disorder. Frederick Crows ley has heen remanded at Alder shot for. disti ibuting handbills urging the soldiers not to firo on the strikers.

THE BRISBANE STRIKE

■STEAMER HELD UP

00AL LUMPERS DECLINE

TO WORK HER

(Received February 27, 9.25 a.m.)

SYDNEY, February 27. ,Mr Howard Smith's steamer, the Mourilyan, arrived from Brisbane and discharged a cargo of bananas intended for Melbourne, with her regular hands. ' Slio Avas umaible to proceed south owing to the coal lumpers declining to work her. , Tho Company intended to dock tl.e vessel for an overhaul. It is rumoured that t-lio dock hands and .painters will refuse to touch -the vessel. THE HOTEL STR I K lv FOUR HUNDRED MEN AND GIRLS CONCERNED. GENITAL DISORDER. (Received February 21, !).40 rt.'in.)

SYDNEY, .February 27. Over -100 men and girls arc directly ; concernod in the strike of hotel and employees at Broken Hill. Boarders are making their own beds and prc-pariug their own. meals. i The 'l)rend carters decline to deliver j bread to houses 'not accepting the I union log. i The strikers paraded the streets, .and enterinig the hotels whore non- / unionists were employed, (temporarily ) took charge, and ejected the no a- i xmionista. ■ 'Hie police had gromfc difficulty ni/ xc- j .storing order. _ Members of the Municipal Em ijl'oyops Union, declined to sweep the streets in fr-ont t.bo non-union houses. , The Union is demanding 2os .a week and keep for'girls, and £3 15s for waiters and barmen irrespective of . FEMALE SUFFRAGE. THE CONCILIATION BILL. OPPOSED BY ME"GHUItCHILL. (Received February 27, 8.5 a.m.) " LONDON, February 26. Mr Winston Churchill', writing to the Dundee branch of. the "Women's Freedom League, states thai ho intends to vote against tho second reading of the. Conciliation. Bill, as he be-

[ lievcs the country is not prepared to I givo tho vote to 7,000,000 women afc tho present time. I Mr A. Birrell, when receiving a deputation of Bristol "women, ul'Rcd them to stick to tlio Conciliation Bill, which would place 1,250,000 .'women on tlio register. If they tried to amend or reform tho Bill they must lose all THE TRIPOLITAN WAR. ITALIA N~EXPEN SE. ! EXTRAORDINARY APPROPRIATION. (Received February 27, 8.5 a.m.) ROME, February 26. The Chamber of Deputies) is con'sidering an extraordinai-y appropriation of two hundred and five million lire, covering tho expense of the wa; to the end of Feihniary. (The Italian lire is equal in value to about IS English shillings.) OCTOBER ATROCITIES. SHOCKING DETAILS. - ( Received February 27, 8.15 a.m. LONDON, February 26. Tho London newspapers have received a memorandum from tho Italian Government detailing ghastly atrocities upon tlio Italian soldiery on October 23rd, by tlio use of dumdum bullets'. NEW SOUTH WALES ASSEMBLY. THE CENSURE MOTION. DEFEATED BY 34 VOTES TO C. j (Received 'February 27, 9.30 a.'».» SYDNEY, February 27. Mr Levien attributed tho Speaker's' mistakes vi'hile occupying the Chair,, to tiho weakness of overweening vanity. The Premier, Mr declared that tlio /motion was the most serious charge ever made in the Now Wales Parliament. Ho maintained 'that though tho Speaker had been insulted, he 'had alwap maintained the dignity of his -position. If the chaii had been occupied by & man without fairness and dignity, the Houso would have been a Bedlam. The Speaker; when replying from the Chair, was subjected, to continual interjections. Ho declared that he had always ten careful to act in accordance with tho Standing Orders. He , ;^, s .jealous of - -the honour o_t. \the Hotise, and was 'aixioois to do, justice to all:. lit faxvaa ho hafi .fabod- itwas duo to tho frailty' of htunan n<i-, When tlio Speaker ' had concludel. he called on Mr Levien to reply. _ Several Opposition members wished to speak, and when they wore 'iisallowed, they left tho Chamber. The motion was defeutel by o± to b, ortly.two membars of tho Opposition voting. HORATIO BOTT 'MLEY. RECEIVES A THRASHINvi DECLINES TO PROSECUTE. (Received February 27, 0.00 a. m.) LONDONjFebntar y 26. As a result of a. person.il Aubrey Lowe severelv 1 liiMohcd Mr Horatio Bottom-ley (tho bankrupt editor of "John Bull") in tho Strand. I.ottomley declined to prov.vute. although challenged.