MINING STRIKE.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15751, 18 November 1916, Page 8

MINING STRIKE.

f . NO SETTLEMENT. v. CONFERENCE ADJOURNED. ■ ißy Cable.—Pross Association.—CopjtijkV) I (Received November 17th. 9.40 p.m.) MELBOURNE. November 17. The coal conference resumed behind • closed doors. It is understood that cach side made ; counter proposals, which were not ac- < eptod. Finally M- Hashes temporarily adjourned the conference to allow" considcr&tion of tlu> Government's proposals that tlu> men resume on Monday. and thut their - nse be considered the same day l>v the Arbitration Court or a special tribunal.

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WORK YiAY UK RESUMED. (Received November ISth, 1'J.30 a.m.) MELBOI'UNE, Xoveuiber 1". A conforence of miners' represonia. tives decided to call aggregate mooting! in nil districts on Monday to tnko a bal- • lot upon tho question of an immediate resumption of work in accordance with ' Mr Hughes's proposal. If it is accept, od work will be resumed on Wednesday or Thursday. DRASTIC STEPS, RESTRICTIONS IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY. November 17. In tho Legislative Assembly, tia Attorney-General, Mr Hall, introduced a Hill to curtail tho supply of gas and electric power, with a view that it pan : all stage*; at. one sitting. The Opposition began a stonewall, . but after two hours the closuro -was applied, mid the Bil] was proceeded with. Mr Hall stated that about IoOG factories nnd 20,000 workers would be affectcd by the passing of the Bill, which would mean that after Friday all theatres and picture shows depending on tho municipal supplies must close. It was proposed to cut off tho gas supply from nine to five o'clock daily. THE MEABURE PASSED. (Received November 17th, 9.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, November 17. The Gas and Electric Lighting Restriction "Bill wa-s passed by both Houses. , TWENTY-FOUR HOUBS ; GRACE. (Received November 17th. 0.40 p.m.) SYDNEY, November 17. The new Lighting Art operated for a short time to-day. when candles were requisitioned for interior lighting, but a mooting of the newly-appointed Light and Power Board decided to give tho 1 city twenty-four hours' grace. It is now proposed to cut off all power from midnight on Sunday, and private lighting, including that of theatres and private houses, until mid-' night on Monday. Th'e penalty provided for contravention of tho order ia : £500 fine. DAMAGE TO INDUSTRY. : SYDNEY, November 17. Tlio "Walsh Island engineering work* are closing on Tuesday, rendering 12,000 workers idle. Tho Governmont has requisitioned all . ccal held by breweries. A meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board at "NVollongong carried a motion for a. general cessation of work in all , allied trad.es in orc*er to terminate the striko. SOUTH BRISBANE IN DARKNESS. " BRISBANE, Novcjnfjer 17. As a result of the strike, South Briibane is in darkuese. COALING THE TRANSPORTS. MELBOURNE, November 17 Air Jonsen, Minister for the Navy, states that as the Coal Conference had proved abortive, drastic action would >o necessary to coal the transports. H® • had already requisitioned supplies from J.ydratulic power and gas companies. THE "GO SLOW" POLICY. v DAMAGE DONE TO THE NATION- V MELBOURNE. November 17. - At the annual meetint* of tho ployers' Federation the president quoted instances of the "go slow" pol-. icy. He said that in this State alone/, the loss ran to many millions yearff.; At one ijf the Federal factories tM inon were turning out a certain articw. sit the rate of forty daily. One ma#.easily did ninety, yet the present put was still forty. In the majority of industries the output was from 20 to 50 per cent. lesr; than it should During 1914-15 strikes kept an average of 5000 employees idle. He regretted , that as a wnolo the people here refused . to be guided by their leaders, andin* spirit of selfishness had allied iteeu with the disloyal section of the WOT* munity. with the object of preventing < ! the Commonwealth redeeming it*pledge to assist in the prosecution <* the war to the end. Referring to returned soldiers who were unfit for tußtained effort, he said it was necessary that the Wages Board awards should not be wrong'.y used, or they would be unable to secure proper remuneration