TRADES AND LABOUR.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3644, 21 October 1890, Page 2

TRADES AND LABOUR.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. COLLAPSE OF THE STRIKE, DISTRESS INAUSTEALI A. London, October 19. .. Tbo Shipping Federation intend making a levy of Id per ton for the purpose of raising "L 25,000 for the general fund, The Standard, in referring to the labour difficulty in Australia, rejoices that labour tyranny has been defeated, [t considers that tho failure was deserved, and hopes that it will be a warning to the now unionists. The Economist, in referring to the samo matter, hopes that the lesson will be a lasting one to the Trades Council, October 19. Tho London unions are receiving messages confirming the collapse of the strike The Committee of the Dockers' Union regard the cable message sent to England by Mr H. Champion as a hoax, and sent in the interests of the shipowners, with a view of checking donations, Mr Burns announces that he has remitted a total of £14,000 to Australia, of which amount the engineers have subscribed £2OOO. Bhussels, October 10. Three thousand colliers at Charloroi have struck for an increase in wages. Sydney, October 20. The distress among the families of the strikers at Bulli is so severe that subscriptions are being solicited for their relief, Melbourne, October 30, Nino employors have discharged their slaughtermen and are filling the vacancies with free labor. Brisbane, October 20. The local branch of tho Marine Officers Association has unanimously resolved to withdraw thodomand for affiliation, Adelaide, October 20. Tho local branch of tho Marine Engineers' Society passed a resolution that uiilobb tbo employers grant a conferonco with tho mon within forty-eight hours they will refuse to sail in vessels on which non-union-ists are employed,