TRADES AND LABOUR,

Otago Witness, Issue 2083, 25 January 1894, Page 19

TRADES AND LABOUR,

(Pbb Press Association.)

London, January 18.

Mr B. Fickard, one of the Labour members, advises the public to form co-operative coal depots. He declares that the merchants' profits are enormous.

The starving labourers at Cadiz have armed themselves, and are pillaging the farmhouses and shops.

The Miners' Federation have resolved that Labour members shall move an amendment to the Queen's Speech, unless Mr Gladstone #ives a pledge to introduce a miners' eight hours bill a3 a Government measnre.

January 19.

The Miners' Conference have decided to set a watch on pit banks to prevent the undue storage of supplies.

January 20.

The Miners' Federation have renewed the resolution in favoni of the nationalisation of coal mines.

Berlin, January 19.

There are 80,000 unemployed in the city, and street riots are of frequent occurrence.

Washington, January 19.

There are 2,000,C00 unemployed in the United States, many of whom are in actual want;, and an extensive system of relief is being organised.

Sydney, January 18.

The Labour Conference proceeded to business to-day. At the opening letters of apology for the absence of delegates from Now Zealand were read.

The proceedings at the Labour Conference are being conducted in camera.

January 19.

The Labour Conference are debating a motion ia favour of combined action being taken to protest against the inflax of alien and coloured labour.

A ballot of miners engaged at the South Clifton and Mount Pleasant collieries decided against a strike. The owners of the Stockton mine have ordered the miners to withdraw their tools, as it is intended to work tho mine independently of the unionp.

January 20.

The directors of the Metropolitan Colliery have declined to refer the dispute to arbitration ; therefore the mine will be thrown Idle from to-day.

The Labour Conference has carried a resolution protesting against the influx of aliens and coloured labour. They are now discussing the unemployed question.

January 22.

At a mass meeting under the auspices of the Active Service Brigade a resolution was passed protesting against the capitalistic Government in Italy, and expressing the hope that the workers would establish a social democracy and a republic.

January 23.

Difficulty has arisen betwean the Wharf Labourers' Union and the Howard-Smith •Stripping Company. The latter notified the men of their intention to reduce the rates for unloading coal to Is per hour all round duriDg the day, and to Is Gd at night. When the steamer Age arrived yesterday there were no wharf labourers on hand to unload her, bat free men were soon secured, and the work was proceeded with.

The Labour Conference passed resolutions affirming it to be the duty of the Government to provide work for those willing to do it, and urging on the Parliament in each colony to take action to establish a department of labour.