LABOUR M A TTERS.
[PBK PRESS ASSOCIATION.]
London. April 27. The Hull strike is quieting down though further attempts at incendiarism have been made. The Railway Companies, fearing outrages, are taking the greatest precautions to protect their lines and bridges. There is now a full supply of free labour. An attempt to set fire to a wood yard at midnight failed. The European firms using the port are considering the advisableness of carrying their own stevedores and dockers. The dockers intend to take a ballot on the queitiun of continuing the strike. Ben Tillett asserts that the men are unwavering in the determination not to give way. The Railway Servants' Hours Bill has passed through all its stages. Melbourne, April 28. An influential meeting of citizens, at which the Acting-Governor and Premier were present, adopted a scheme of labour for the colonies, the Government agreeing to reserve land and to give £ for £ for public subscriptions to find work for. the unemployed.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2960, 29 April 1893, Page 2
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