THE LABOUR STRUGGLE.
Ev Electric Telegraph-Goi'vkigiit.
RIOTERS RAMPANT IN QUEENS land.
THE LONDON LABOUR COMMISSION.
(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Brisbane, April 18. The insurance companies, in the face of recent events, are relusing to accept risks on pastoral properties in Queensland, and are also considering the advisablonosa of refunding the premiums paid for insuring these properties, and declaring the policies off.
A band of Unionists rushed Coreena Station and induced a number of free labourers to leave. Matters became so serious that the Riot Act was read and the military charged the mob with fixed bayonets. Several arrests were made.
London, April 17. The Labour Commission is expected to open its sittings on Wednesday,
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 9273, 20 April 1891, Page 2
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