AT AUCKLAND.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 21 November 1913, Page 5

AT AUCKLAND.

NO MATERIAL CHANGE. OVER THREE THOUSAND STRIK- ! ERS RETURN TO WORK. AN ILLEGAL STRIKE. AUCKLAND, Last Night. There is still no material change to record regarding the strike at present in progress at Auckland. Each-norning witnesses the return of moire men to work, and to-day over 600 returned. This makes a total-of 3580 who have returned. ~ >* The strike leaders profess themselves to be better pleased with the way developments' are shaping' now than at ahy other time since the strike started. -The transport workers, watersiders, carters, seamen, and tramwaymen are declared to be absolutely solid! today. It is asserted .that there hag not been a single renegade from thee ranks of. the unions above mentioned. Solidarity "amongst , the transport worker* at this stage will, it is claimed, compel the resumption of peace negotiations .before Christmas. ''■' Th«: authorities, on the other hand, are proceeding quietly but determinedly with order, and are permitting the work of the city to continue without interference. In this way, work upon the waterfront proceeds apace. The coastal fleet keeps up a fairly satisfactory service, and 150 carters, about half of whom are volunteers-, maintain the' conveyance of goods to and from the wharves. To-morrow will witness important developments in regard to the tim-ber-milling trade, in which 1000 men are concerned. It is announced that all the mill whistles' will blow to-morrow morning, and the men will be given a final opportunity of returning to work!. : At a meeting of the Amalgamated Society <>f Carpenters and Joiners, held last evening, the executive secretary'from' Wellington notified that the strike of the local men was illegal, and ordered all members back to work nnder a penalty of forfeiture of the benefits accruing under the constitution of the society. A hostile element created considerable disorder. Members opposed to arbitra. tion, for which the society stands solidly, were advised to form a new union and attach themselves, to the United Federation of stated that the decision to strike was voted upon at a meeting attended by 154 members out of 11414, and'thatjas a result of the order of -the executive, all men with the exception of aibout 100 will return to. work. Work was in progress on all the wharves this morning. A total of 610 members of the new union were employed in handling the cargo at'sixteen vessels alongside. Large consignments of London cargo are being landed from the Tongarira and Muritai, and the lnier Opawa.is to sail at daylight to-mor-row with an exceptionally large cargo of dairy produce aboard. The Magistrates this morning heard evidence in opposition to an application of the Licensed Victuallers; Association that the hotels should be opened. The 'hotels will remain closed.