COSTLY STRIKES.
P. AND O. COMPANY’S LOSSES. Electric Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. London, Last Niglit. The Peninsular and Oriental Co.'s report shows that the strikes entailed losses of £132,514. including £70.000 loss of freight by the transport strike. Wireless has been installed on 51 steamers of the fleet-. The Company will have £I,OOOOOO invested at the Cape and Australian lines by 1913. AVasbington, Last Night. A threatened National railway strike has been averted by the Board of Arbitration granting thirty thousand locomotive engineers increased wages. The Board advocates the creation of a Federal and State Wages Commission. NEW SOUTH WALES CRISIS. Sydney. Last Night. All the Southern mines are idle today. The purpose of the aggregate meeting is to discuss the Russell ease. A xesolution was adopted declaring wrongful dismissal and pledging those present .to endeavour to secure a reinstatement. aud an amendment of the industrial law to prevent the discharge of employees without, giving a fair reason. All unions are asked to support it. The threatened crisis has thus been averted, and the mini's will resume to-morrow.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 4395, 26 November 1912, Page 5
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177COSTLY STRIKES. Pahiatua Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 4395, 26 November 1912, Page 5
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