N.S. WALES COLLIERY STRIKE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14698, 4 December 1909, Page 8

N.S. WALES COLLIERY STRIKE.

A CRITICAL SITUATION,

-GRAVE ISSUES IN THE UALANCI-

GOVERNMENT TAKES ACTION

DISPUTE TO l!l'; REFERRED TO A

BOARD.

Press Association—-By Telogrnph—Copyright.

SYDNEY, December 3.

Mr Hughes states tiiat the .situation is critical. Everything depends on the next 24 hours whether there will be a- settlement or a great industrial cataclysm,

PROPOSAL FOR SETTLEMENT,

A FRUITLESS CONFERENCE,

SYDNEY, December 3, Th« Labour party caucus has formulated a proposal for the settlement of the strike, but its .nature is a secret. It will bo submitted to the Strike Congress today.

The interview between Mr Wade, Mr Learmouth, and Mr Hughes proved fruitless.

Act-ion will be taken to-day to appoint a board under the Industrial Dispute Act to deal with the trouble.

GOVERNMENT'S ACTION,

board to be appointed TO-DAY.

SYDNEY, December 3. (Rcoeived Dec. 3, at 10.50 p.m.) In the Industrial Court to-day the presidcnfc (Mr J mUm Ileydon) read a letter from Air Wade officially informing him that all efforts to effect a pelt!-, ment of il w coal trouble by a conference or by securing the appointment of a board under the Industrial Disputes Act 2r c . f f ,le ' - Mr Wad 6 con ™y«i tl is official informatidn in order that Mr •Justice Hoydon might consider the d«. an ability of taking any further action ill' I l° ue,lt "wewary in the public nterest under the powers conferred by the Industrial Disputes Act. Mr Justice Ileydon announced that n Newcastle Colliery lioari woud vT P» e. He adjourned the matter till Tm-: COAL. LUMPERS REFUSE TO HANDLE IT. Albmi l (i December 3. that (h M " h C ' O,,BrCSS ' Iccid « l handled (he n T't * f ° al shm,kl b ° lanciiecl, the Coal Lumpers' Union is not ogether KnlLsljod, holding that tip im p°rtotion of coal fa /fc,™ " ),ave:,coll I'

(Received De c . 3, at :050 Iho I \° C ° a '' Wll ' kcing Placed in crw " ' h ° HtlCr Macc^on 'f V her

THE WORKING JUNES.

I!AIT,WAY DEPARTMENT DEMANDS OUTPUT.

m, DRPUTK as to price. thit°if I" r 7 Dei)a, ' tmcnt I>m intimated !!o .th ™ir iU ?r U ' 6 Whole 0f 11,6 «MI end pill bW M: ™ nnd Yo » n S Wall,.

Tho management- considered tho price „ j .by /he department inadequate thiii° °? I GllW ', te ™ ,s are offered 'thßy thic.ilen to close tho mines.

INDIRECT EFFECTS OF THE STRIKE,

UNEMPLOYMENT 1N t VICTORIA MELBOURNE, December 3. There aro 3000 men idle through the strike, and as many more working short