WILL THEY STRIKE?

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 248, 13 July 1908, Page 6

WILL THEY STRIKE?

THE TRAMWAY EMPLOYEES' DEMANDS. : A meeting Jot the Tramway Employees' Union was held at Newtown yesterday morning, when the subject of increased wages came up for discussion. - A reporter was given to understand that tho proposal to strike was • promptly discouraged. V . , _ Speaking on this matter, a conductor ..said / .that, it was very unlikely that a strike would take place, because tho men knew when they were well off.' They had been earning good wages, and their employment was probably ono of tho best of tho class in Wellington. It was probably somo of thoso who would not work hard enough to tarn what somo of tho others did who wanted to.strike. Somo of the moil had wives and children to support, and if somo struck, well, that was their 1 affair, ho personally would not do so, and thero wcro a number of others similarly situated. What would militate against tho success of a striko was the fact that it would bo so easy to get other men. . Inquiries in other quarters confirmed the abovo remarks, but thero is a rumour that the men will go on strike at lioon tenday.

DID IT FOR A JOKE.

(by telegram—rnnss association.) ' , Dunedin, July 12. A peculiar case was heard at tho Police Court yesterday, when a young man named John Leslio Smith was charged with being doomed a roguo and a vagabond in that ho did, on. July 9, impose upon Gcorgo Campbell by falso verbal representation, and obtain admission to His Majesty's Theatre by falsely stating 110 was a dcteetivo with a view to obtain benefit. Tho polico stated that the accused on Tuesday and Thursday night told the door-keeper at tho theatre he was a de> tcctivo, and sccured free admission to the stalls, and that, when arrested ho said he did it for a joke. Tho case for tho defence was that 011 Tuesday accused paid for ad. mission, making no representation as to boing a detective, and 011 Thursday, ho paid in tho ordinary course, but camo out at the interval. He had a fow drinks, and on hia return told the door-keeper lio , was a detective. Evidouce having been given as to the accused's good character, tho caso was dismissed with a caution,, r y •