FURTHER POST AND POLICE TROUBLE.

Evening Post, Volume XL, Issue 7, 8 July 1890, Page 2

FURTHER POST AND POLICE TROUBLE.

I SPECIAL. (Received July 8, noon.) London, 7th July. Ninety Bow-street oonstableß have been reported, and 40 suspended, for refusing duty on Saturday. Mr. Ceoil Reikes, Fostmaster-Qoneral, has declined to reoogniso the Union formed by the postmon. Delivery of mails has been delayed owing to the attitude assumed by the men. Thoy will come to a final dooision as to going out on Btrike to-night. The telegraph clerks have intimated that after Saturday next thoy will not work overtime. The dook clerks, who state they are worse paid than dook labourers, are about to strike. THE WESTPORT DIFFICULTY. IBy Tklkobafh.] (.UNITED PBISS ASSOCIATION.! Gbethodth, 7th July. It is understood that the minors have ar> pointed Mr. Andrew Leoi, of Brannerton, and Mr. Lomas. of Westport, to audit tho Grey Valley Company's books. They are well acquainted with the working of- the mines, and it is ezpooted that thoy will be able to give some evidence of a useful oharaoter regarding the working of mines on the co-operative system. Donidin, 7th July. At the half-yearly meeting of the Otago branch of the Railway Employes Union, an insuranoe sohome was submitted by a member, and consideration was deferred until next meeting. The old oommittee and offioers were re-eleoted till the November meeting. The balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £50. The Eioontive was com. plimented on the result of the oonferonoe with the Commissioners. In the oourse of some remarks made by Mr. Millar. Secrotary of the Maritim6 Council, he said he had received 'ft letter from the Sooiety to be affiliated. Referring to the one-man-ono-vote clause in the Representation Bill, ho said it passed the Lower House with an express knowledge that it was to be thrown out in the Upper House. They would thus see how their representatives had fooled them in the put. ' At a meeting of the Bootmakers' Union it was decided to change the name to the Bootmakers, Kneemen, and Repairers! Guild. At a meeting of the master butchers it was decided to form a Union, and the hours of dosing were fixed at 6 o'olook, ex'oept Friday, when it would be 8, and Saturday 11. Cheistchuech, 7th July. The oommittee of the Assistants' Union, formerly tho Early Closing Association; to-night resolved that it was advisable thai all legfelatfon for the regulation of shop hours should be withdrawn, pending a sitting of 'the general' conference of delegates from all centred to decide ripon the lines which suoh legislation should follow. (kMARjr, 7th July. At a meeting of shopkeepers to-night it was decided to olosa at 9 o'olock on Saturday nights. Wmtpobt, This Dat. There is no farther development respecting the proposed reduotion of pay in the Denniston ooal mine. No demand has been made on the men; the manager simply requested them to oonsider whether certain reductions in easy got coal would not be fair and reasonable. The matter is under oon'indention. There is no dispute, and no difficulty whatever appre'honded.