WORKING.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 10 April 1912, Page 5

WORKING.

A RETURN TO THE PUS, STILL MUCH ILL-FEELING. A PREDICTION. (Press Association. —Coptr'ght. v LONDON, April 9. There are now 180.000 miners working. The majority of the others-will resume to-day. though there is much illfeeling in the North of England. The resumption in Durham and South. Wales is delayed by the attitude of the engineimn. Durham enginemen earning 5s 4d a shift demand an increase of 8d and an eight-hours' day. the masters offering f.n advance of 4d. Mr. Hartshorn, speaking at Maesteg, said preparations were being made for a labour movement of unprecedented magnitude. The threatened pressure upon the Government to introduce legislation preventing the workers from holding up the country necessitated a, union between the 'transport workers, railway men, and miners. He believed 2,000,000 would be striking within a few months for a national eight-hours' day and a national minimum wage. RELIEF FROM HASTINGS. HASTINGS, April 9. The contributions by the residents of Hastings for the relief of starving British children now total £lB5 10s, and includes Mr. G. P. Donnelly's gift of £IOO and church collections. SECESSION FROM THE FEDERATION. (Received 9 a.m.) LONDON, April 9. The Chirk miners have decided to secede from the North Wales Federation. THE NEGLECTED MINES. MANY ACCIDENTS REPORTED. (Received April 10, 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, April 9. There have been many accidents, due to the neglected conditions of the mines. Three miners were killed and three injured by the fall of a roof at Collingsgrecn colliery, Lancashire. Work has not been resumed in South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, where the men are disposed to await the settlement of the surfacemen's demands. There has been only a partial resumption in South Wales, owing to a similar cause.