INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 49, 10 February 1912, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

THE COMING COAL STRIKE. A GLOOMY PROSPECT. [PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.) (Received In. 10.35 a.m.) London, Feb. 9. The executive of the Northumberland miners states there is only a gloomy prospect of avoiding a strike. DOCKERS’ RIOT. (Received 10, 10.35 a.m.) London, Feb. 9. Two thousand dockers at Glasgow rushed the barricades, overpowered the police and boarded a steamer, searching for non-unionists. The police made a baton charge and et fected twelve arrests. TRAM STRIKE PROSECUTIONS [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.! Wellington, Feb. 9. When the Minister of Labour returns to his office on Monday, among the first matters to claim his attention will be one arising out of the recent tramway strike. It is understood that the departmental officers have made the investigations and collected the data required as a basis for the prosecution of the strikers, their leaders and abettors. The information has all to be submitted to the Minister with a recommendation as to the line of action it is thought desirable to follow. Each man who took part in the strike rendering himself liable to a penalty of £25.

MASTER BAKERS’ CONFERENCE.

Wellington, Feb. 9. The conference of master bakers was concluded to-day.

ill the morning the delegates were taken over to Day’s Bay and entertained at lunch by the local association.

A business session was held at the Town Hall in the afternoon. Mr. J. T. Kelly, of Sydney, read a paper on ‘(Baking Trade Research.” Thio election of officers resulted as follows: —President, Mr. W. Kellow (Wellington) ; vice-president, Mr. J. T. Norton (Lyttelton); treasurer, Mr. Langdon (Wellington); secretary, Mr. Allen (Wellington); executive committee, Messrs. Fisher, Raven and Mattheson: trustees, Messrs. Raven and Fisher. The next conference will be held in Dunedin. SHORTAGE OF LABOUR. Wellington, Feb. 9. Very few applications .have been received by the Labour Department for employment by immigrants by the Rotorua, which arrived on Monday. Eleven men applied for work and arrangements are being made to place them. A demand for 250 labouring men at 9 - is still unsatisfied, only eight men being put on during the past 14 days.

PROPOSED LABOUR COMMISSION. 1 .Auckland. Feb. .9. The. Auckland Chamber of Commerce has passed a resolution requesting the Government to set up a Royal Commission to investigate lhe labour problem as it exists in the Dominion and endeavour to find a solution of it,’ the commission to take evidence throughout the Dominion and report to the Government, Other chambers will be asked to co-operate. THREATENED STRIKE AT ARTHUR’S PASS. On the West Const it is reported that there is a possibility of a strike occurring on the Arthur’s Pass tun nel works. The men, it is understood, intend demanding a 44 hours’ week, increased wages, and bank to bank condition, with half an hour lailv for crib. The granting of the hank to bank conditions would mean that instead of working eight hours at the face, the men would work aboat seven hours a day. The con tractors are advertising for 100 and arc advising them not to write for a job. but to come right away and get a job.