STRIKERS AND GUARDS

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 177, 26 July 1913, Page 5

STRIKERS AND GUARDS

A PITCHED BATTLE. FOUR MINERS SHOT DEAD. A BITTER STRUGGLE. I (By Cable.—Press Aeso.-iation.—Copyright.) NEW YORK, July 25. The minors at Charleston (West Virginia), who have boon on strike for some I time, again came into conflict last night i with the watchmen employed bv the coal | companies to protect the'workings. | A pitched battle ensued, in which four ; miners were shot dead, i There has been much rioting and bloodj shed throughout the strike area. The United .Mine Workers' Union of America is conducting the strike, which is one of the bitterest ever experienced. Strike riots are also proceeding at Landing I Michigan i. The militia are keeping tho peace with difficulty. Armed miners are terrorising' the whole of the district.

THIRTY THOUSAND IDLE. RIOTS IN MICHIGAN. (Received 11.10 a.m.) XEW" YORK. July 25. At Calumet. .Michigan, 30,000 copper miners are idle. Troops and artillery have been dispatched, following riots of a. minor nature. The Western Federation of Miners is seeking a conference to secure a settlement, but the situation is critical.

STRIKE ON NIAGARA. OVER DEDUCTION OF PAY. ENGINEERS GIVE NOTICE. SYDNEY. July 25. trouble has arisen between the Inion Company and the Australian Institute of Marine Engineers over the company's action in deducting half a day's pay for Saturday afternoon. The engincroom sialT of the "Niagara at noon today gave 21 hours' notice. The j men claim that the company is not jusli-: lied in deducting this pay. since the New] Zealand-Sydney agreement distinctly stipulates that the men will not work on Saturday afternoon unless it is a sailing j day. Xegotiations, it is understood, have: commenced. The N'agara is due to sail on Monday; for \'aneouv( r, via Auckland. I i Roci ived 0..10 a.m. | SYDNEY, this day. It is bond that n settlement oflhe Irutiblc will he reached to-day.

AUSTRALIAN CABLES. MELBOURNE'S HARBOUR. I Received 10.20 a.m. I MEI.BOCRXE. this day. j Tli" Marine Hoard has announced that j the entrance t-> I'ort I'hillip has been! deepened to .'!7f!.

SUGAR EXCISE. MELBOURNE, this day. Following the pa--..age of the Sugar Bill ill the Queensland Parliament, a Federal proclamation ha- been issued abolishing excise and bounty on sti_-ar grown in Australia by white labour.'

BURIED ALIVE. ADELAIDE, this day. At the impiest. on the ,hiid buried alive ju.-t after I,ii-ili on the ISth. the jury i found that il<-nth was caused through the j father of i.lie girl burying it. The jury j added a Oder that Dart, in his excite-j meni. overlooked the fact that tho child | wa- alive. Dart was committed on a charge of | manslaughter. i' j DAY LABOUR OR CONTRACT ? \ SYDNEY, this day. A return compiled by the Chief Engineer of Railways -how s thai 404 miles of railway constructed under the contract system cost £4.30!! per mile, whereas 707 miles built by day labour cost £3.32] a mile. These figure- ar.- used by Mr O'riffiths (Minister of \York<= I in support of bis contention that dm labour is the cheaper. AFTER THE WILLIS REGIME. SYDNEY, this day. | After rcprisir.lations made by Mr Wade and labourites, ihc new Speaker has announced that he will reinstate lour parliamentary messengers dismissed under the Willis regime. NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS. SYDNEY, this day. Besides the three principal matches against New South Wales, Victoria. and Queensland, matches arc being arranged with the country centres of the various States for the visiting New Zealand cricket team. LIMITING THE BABY BONUS. MELBOURNE, July 2.T Mr took (Federal Premier) proposes to limit the baby bonus to the cases of poor people requiring pecuniary assistance. THE PAGE MILLIONS. SYDXEY. July 25. A private cable has been received stating that the bill asking for the appointment of a commission to investigate ; the title of tbe Page millions, which was 1 withdrawn after it had p_ssed its first : rea-ding in the House of Lords, will be J reintroduced in the Commons s_or„T. i