COAL STRIKE

Nelson Evening Mail, 15 November 1916, Page 5

COAL STRIKE

GOVERNMENT BLAIVIfcO BY THE STRIKERS

(Frkss Association. —Copybtqht. ) ■SYDNEY, Nov. 14. . Mass meetings at Newcastle and Maitland blamed the Labour Government for the present crisis and not granted the men's demands. They appointed deputations to urge the Government, in order to avert a grave national -disaster, .to -pass an Act embodying the bank to bank {principle. The Mocralri which 3ias trufficient coal, sails on : Thursday. ACTIONS UNDER WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT. MELBOURNE. Nov. 14._ The Council passed under the War Precaution* Act regulations empower ins the Federal Government to srJnnmon. v to urgent conference tihose '.concerned in the coal strike. (Rec. 10.30 a.m.) BRISBANE, This Day. The Gas Company has been forced to cease supplying the public. Serious dislocation is threatened ; bv lack : of power for gas engines in factories. It is feared that many military contracts will be brought to a. standstill. All train services have been reduced. 50 per cent. " (Rec. 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. ... Practically the whole of the Broken Hill mines are closing shortly if the coal strike continues. (Rec. 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day." In the Assembly although a number of questions were put, Ministers declined to state what' action was contemplated, to terminate the strike. Mr Hall . stated that if .Tie believed that granting the . miners' demands means permanent peace, he would, strongly favotu' acceding,.. but past history gave no such" guarantee. , (Rec. 30.30 a.m.) , ■SYDNEY, ; This Day.; * The Premier has agreed to the passage of a Bill restxicting - the. city supply of electrical power. , ■ * To dato forty vessels have been.; laid, up at Sydney, .and ttie crews, numb.erSrig--800, have beeii paid off . .'■ '