OVERTIME STRIKE

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 30 November 1927, Page 11

OVERTIME STRIKE

LATE EDITION

EFFECT ON COAL MINES MAY HAVE TO CLOSE DOWN THOUSANDS OF MEN INVOLVED. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT. Received 12.15 p.m. co-clay. StiDiNii,a , i\ov. 50. Although tiii3 mter-ocuie snipping is greawy ueiayeu, mt is 110 c tinuicipureu coat tins will alteot tue departuio oi tne Atuunganui, waaiaiua amt manuraXt Hi stacoU tnat ir snipping at. incwca.suia is ax a .suanclstil):, ior more tnaii a lew clays tne majority oi true nortneru coal cnvnwe will De compelled to close, i-enciennji idle more tlian IE.OOo miners. Received 12.15 p.m. to-day. CA-iNiiERRA, Tsov. 30. Replying to a request flora a deputation or Tasmanian members or the Senate and mouse ol Represental l vr-i<s tnat action be taken immediately to relieve the position in Tasmama causpci by the over tunc strike, the lit. tio.u. fe.M. Bruce said that the o\iiiu»try was closely watching the dispute, it nopied within a few days that it would be possible to decide what action the Commonwealth could usefu'ily take to end the disputp. POSTPONED TILL AFTEIt CHRISTMAS. WATERSIDERS’ REPORTED DIVISION. Received 12.20 p.m. to-day. MELBOURNE, Nov- 30. It is officially stated that the management committee of the TV atersiders’ Federation has decided that the strike should be postponed until after Christmas.. .