LABOUR TROUBLES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4403, 26 April 1893, Page 3

LABOUR TROUBLES.

The Dockers Strike, limber Stacks Fired, London, April 28. Serious striko riots were reported from Hull on Saturday night. The police repeatedly charged tho mob with batons, and many persons were injured on both sides, Several arrests were uwdo. Huge timber strcks iu the dockyards nor lired on Sunday, but the police and the marines and bluejackets from the warships succeeded in extinguishing the flames.. April 24. The lire in Hull has oxtended over eight acres. Thedumageis es'imated lat £1,000,000 and tho li i is still

burning. Bdley and Leetham's engine works have, been destroyed, also a large hotel. .■.. ■ The dock hoso was' found jo ; be CUt.' ; , . ........ ..-■■oU-■.. ,v ; „... ■■

The owners of the timber stacks had sided.with tho Shipping Ped«iMtion, at.d ibis is bdieted to be the reason of the incendiarism', ■ ' Fires' <\ero 'discovered ■in othrr par.s of the d dts, but:.'.'were quickly extinguished,--.■'■'.'?"-. -V ■■■■', Diagoutis are protecting the hose from the attacks of tb'm..b. ■ '■ Tiio riots were renewed on Sunday Dockers attempted to hoard the vessel.ut ;der sboweis of smne.",' The mill hy, however, fired a few harmless shots, which ha 1 the effect, ■■':,;'■■■;. ■ ; London, April 24, ■;|> : Tlie Ltbotir leaders in London ha' ( deciined.to orgiiniso measures to relieve . the iitiikers at Hull, Tht question of a natioual strike is meanwhile left in. abeyance.'. STlioJiroaUiull is still, burning, jiSixty;fmora dragoons' have been senpo.;the (own. ■■ |