MAY SPREAD TO THE RAILWAYS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 31 January 1912, Page 5

MAY SPREAD TO THE RAILWAYS.

HOTELS ORDERED TO BE CLOSED

(Received Jan., 31, 8.40 a.m.)

SYDNEY, Jan. 31

The Brisbane trams stopped running early last night and did not run to-day.

Shortly before six o'clock last night an order was issued closing the hotels, which are not open to-day, and everything is being done to maintain laV and order.

Arrangements have been ;.made that the bread and milk supplies may go on uninterruptedly though no bread delivery carters are participating in the strike. ~...-• . ,

There are indications that the trouble may spread to the railways.

A meeting qf the Employees' Association was held late'last night, at which 500 were present, and it ( was resolved that members of—the Association and any other employees who choose, shall cease work to-day. The Association includes all grades of railway men and a number of signalmen.