LABOUR STRUGGLES.

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 9285, 4 May 1891, Page 2

LABOUR STRUGGLES.

By Electric Telegraph- Copyright. EUROPEAN. THE FRENCH LABOUR COMMISSION. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Paris, May 1. The French Parliamentary Labour Com. mission advise that ten boura should be made the legal limit of labour in factories. (Received May 3, 6.30 p.m.) London, May 2. The Shipping Federation has ceased supplying meals to their employes, and have informed the permanent hands they are certain of two months’ work. AUSTRALIAN. DEMONSTRATION AT BARCALDINE. Brisbane, Slay 2. An eight hours’ demonstration took place at Barcaldine yesterday, when 1200 Unionists marched in procession. The Chairman of the Strike Committee

intimated that the pastoralists preferred to arbitrate, but the men would tight the matter out to the bitter end. He said from the evidence he was convinced of the truth of the attempted poisoning of the trooper by means of an spplo poisoned with strychnine, and called upon every Unionist to assist in : producing the culprit. The proceedings were orderly. It is estimated that £ 1 COO is required weekly to maintain the strike. USITED STATES. GIGANTIC EIGHT HOUR STRIKE. {Received May 3, G.10p.m.) New York, May 2. Ten thousand miners at Illinois, and the oarpeutera and builders in Pittsburg have gone out on strike, demanding the adoption of the eight hour system. (special). {Received May S, C. 30 p.m.) New York, May 2. Ono hundred thousand men throughout the United States have gone out on strike for eight hours.