WORK AND WAGES.

Evening Star, Issue 14633, 1 August 1911, Page 3

WORK AND WAGES.

A PRESSURE OF BUSINESS. Press Asioci&tion—By Telegraph—Copyright. "SYDNEY, July 31. In tbo Arbitration Court. Judge Hoy don rtaSfi be was sorry that Mr Peeby’s Industrial Bill was not passed. If they wore not to be relieved from their present intolerable burden of hoards, tho Court must j devtiso some steps' to relieve iteeli. THE SHORTAGE OF LABOR COMMISSION. RYDNEY, July 31. Tbv Shortage of Labor Commission have ooncSadfed taking employers’ evidence, and that of the employees is now being heard. The; first witness was a glassblower, who flatly 7 ijcnied the masters’ ovidenco. He said tj-at he had lost time during tho past yef.c through slackness of work. K ASIDE NCR OF EMPLOYEES. SATINET, August L (Received August 1, at 8.55 a.m.) On bebtplf of the empSeyees many witnesses rtssted that they had lost- time, through slackness of employment, though some admitted that there were ik> unemployed. CARTERS AND DRIVERS’ STRIKE. HOBART. August 1. The carters., and drivers’ strike is extending. Practicrfly all branches of trade are affected, anti merchants are compelled to drive their, own carts. Tho waterside workers have ‘{refused to handle the fruit,, though it is rtarted to the wharf by the orchardiste tbaaiscivcsc QUEENSL4J7D SUGAR STRIKE, BRISBANE, August 1. (Received 1, at 9.7 a..m.) Tho Adelaide Shipping Company’s office staff at Cairns placed a cargo of sugar aboard the steam®- Mintaxo, but the crew did not help. A large crowd of strikers quietly watched. A number of mills continue crushing.