RAILWAY STRIKE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXII, Issue 15533, 6 February 1911, Page 7

RAILWAY STRIKE.

TROUBLE AT HULL. United Press Association—By Electric ' Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 3. The North-Eastern Railway Company dismissed, after the expiration of notice, five porters at the Hull station for declining to act as checkers without extra pay. The men’s demand was resisted, on the ground that the Conciliation Conference was considering the whole circumstances of employment in this grade of the service, and the men should await the decision. The railway men'at Hull hare resolved to strike to-night unless the porters are reinstated. The men at Sunderland and Middleborough have resolved to support the proposed strike. About 3000 railway men will strike to-night at Hull, despite the Amalgamated Society’s declaration that to strike without notice is unconstitutional. (Received February 5, 5.5 p.m.) The enginemen and signalmen at Hull went on strike at midnight. Picketing began at the various depots. Fifteen signalmen at Goole refused to work. The railway men at Newcastle and Gateshead decided to await to-morrow’s mass meeting, called to consider the proposal to strike. COLLAPSE OF THE STRIKE. A MISTAKEN MOVEMENT. (Received February 6, 12.30 a.m.) LONDON, February 5. The railway strike has collapsed, the men discovering that they were mistaken concerning the North-Eastern Company’s treatment of the grievances of the discharged fish-porters. The general manager’s announcement that unless the strikers returned to work by Monday their places would be filled, accelerated the decision. There were many strange scenes during the strike. The public travelled without tickets, particularly crowds attending football matches, and the quays at Hull were heaped with fish, which it was impossible to distribute.