INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 21, 22 May 1912, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

A NEW ZEA LAX DEE’S VIEWS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, May 21. The Hon. J. R. Sinclair, a New Zealand Legislative Councillor, writing to the Daily Mail, says that four million adult workmen in Croat Britain arc earning below 30s weekly. The fact suggests why labour is unsatisfied. FEDERATION OF COAL LUMPERS. Sydney, May 21. The coal lumpers in various districts of the State are federating. THE LITHGOW STRIKERS. (Received 22, 9.30 a.in.) Sydney, May 22. The proposed 24 hours’ strike as a protest against the detention of the Lithgow prisoners is not popular amongst the unions and will probably be abandoned. The Government considers the prisoners’ ease next* week.

FA R-R EA CHING EFF ECTS

(Received 22, 9.0 a.m.) London, Mav 21

The masters deny that they locked

out the lightermen who were withdrawn by the union. ft is feared that the one-man strike will involve a hundred thousand shoremen. Already ten thousand lightermen are idle. 'Three thousand of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s labourers at A ietoria Dock have struck.

A DEADLOCK FEARED

(Received 22, 10.15 a.m.) London, May 21

Tire strike' is seriously affecting the delivery of apples, necessitating their being railed and carted. If the carters strike there will he a deadlock.

THE ARBITRATION COURT

Dunedin, May 21

In connection with the recent criticism of the Arbitration Court by the

Hon. Cl. Laurenson, Mr W. Scott, a member of the Court, to-day expressed amazement at the Minister’s remarks. Mr Scott said that the Minister not only showed lack of judgment in his remarks concerning the

•Judge of the Court, hut also lamentaide ignorance of the Jaw on the question of indentures. The case referred to had been argued, by two of the ablest counsel in Xqw, Zealand, and the judgment was a ; carefully written one. Mr Scott also said that the;Mblister was far astray 1 in iiis rc<•garding the dis})}ii;e : licHywp and Go. andiotheV employers an<M{k? (Auckland Waterside Workers! * Union.