THE FEDERATION CONFERENCE.
STILL NO DECISION
WELLINGTON, December 16. The Federation of Labour Conference sat all day to-day and is expected to last till to-morrow evening. No information is permitted to es-1 cape as to the doings of the conference. Representatives of the seamen and shipowners met to-day, but negotiations are not yet concluded, though an announcement of the result is expected to-morrow. ' Mr Laracy, secretary of the Shearers' Assoqfia-tion, received telegraphic advice to-day that men had refused to WorK at one North Canterbury station, because it was alleged, that the,owner had acted lately as a special constable. The Rimutaka's departure for London to-night was delayed by rain. The vessel, which is the fifth to leave for Home since the strike hegan, is now in the streSla.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8743, 17 December 1913, Page 4
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