THE COAL STRIKE

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10593, 27 March 1912, Page 5

THE COAL STRIKE

CABLE NEWS

(United Preti Attociation — By EUotrie Telegraph — Copyright.)

APPEAL BY PRIME MINISTER

RISE IN THE PItIOE OF COAL.

(Received Last Night, 11.20 o'clock.)

LONDON, March 20. Tlie Prime Minister, the Hon. H. H. Asquith, made a strong and passionate appeal to both sides to cjme to an agreement. Sir E. Grey's diplomatic pleading was equally resultless. The Government has asked the : liners to discuss the exceptions of the shillings minimum in such places as Northumberland and Durham, where coal and cottages were often provided in addition to wages. The miners have refused. Coal in London has increased 5s per ton. The Denaby colliery has sold to the Cunard Company 50,000 tons at 34s per ton. The colliery has a reserve of 200,000 tons, a-nd is selling 'smaller quantities at 4Bs per ton. GROWING DISTR-ESS. The public Municipal funds are unable to cope with the growing distress. The masters are not asking the colliers for rent for cottages during the strike. Out of 150,000 people in Middle <- borough, 'O,OOO are directly affected by the strike. The lack of fuel is a worse hardship than the lack of food. The corporation is retailing coal and coal-coke in small quantities daily. The Telegraph says that the leaders of the Miners' Federation state that they gave too long notice, which enabled the nation to replenish the coal stores, and threatens that next time action will be swift and sure.

GOAL ORDERS

TRANSFERRED TO GERMANY. RISE IN JAPANESE COAL. (Received Last Night, 11.20 o'clock.) TOKIO, March 26. Many orders of coal from Britain have been.cancelled, and transferred, to Germany arid the^TlnitedStates.'.,j ■j Japanese coal has riseii forty* sen.i; per.-fcoh:'' •';■"•■; : "%.:." - o ,:<■•' '•"■"' . J n GLABt FOR .DAMAGES. :, : . . FEDERATION. '"' (Received This-Morning, 12.5 o'clock.) LONDON, March 26; ; . Three miners have claimed damages from the Lancashire Miners' Federation, because the masters dismissed them in order to prevent a threatened strike. The Lancashire Court decided that the Federation is unsuable.