COAL STRIKE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1393, 20 March 1912, Page 5

COAL STRIKE.

THE BILL READY,

COLLIERS RAID VANS AT BURTON.

PRICE OF COAL ADVANCES. By Telegraph—l'rcss Association—Copyright London, March 18. In the House of Commons, the Primo Minister stated that 110 intended introducing tho Minimum Wtige BMI to-mor-row. It was highly important that it should bo passed by Thursday, so that the House of Lordq could consider it on Friday. Three hundred colliers at Bnrton raided conl vans, which they overturned and seized the contents. Several arres!s wero made. The price of coal in London advanced Is. a ton to-day. Tliers is a growing belief Hint the Government will suspend the Eight Hours Act until the supply of coal equals tho demand. PROVISIONS OF THE BILL. pureily an emergency measure. (I!oc. March 20, 0.5 a.m.) London, March ID. "Tho Times" states that tho Coal Mines Bill merely meets tho special emergency and does not deal with future strikes or embody compulsion. Future safeguards are being left to the joint boards to deal with. ' THE GERMAN STRIKE. (Rec. March 20, 0.5 a.m.) Berlin, March 19. There are no new developments in connection with the miners' strike in the Ruhr district. Tho strike is spreading in Saxony and- Hanover. CONFERENCE AT NEWCASTLE. (Rec. March 20, 0.5 a.m.) Sydney, March 19. A conference between tho coal owners and tho miner 9 on tho question of the abolition of the second' shift is proceeding at Newcastle.