Strike News.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8, 9 January 1914, Page 5

Strike News.

SOUTH AFRICAN TROUBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.

[By Eleotsic Telegraph-- j *" , -oftiugkt] [United Press Association.! (Received 9.5 a.m.) Johannesburg, January 8. h is slate:! that the Government has arranged with all burghers to

guard tlif mini's and protect property. Gunsmiths' stooks of revolvers wore sold out during the last few weeks. Residents are laying in food supplies.

The troops at Pot chef st room and Pretoria are being held in readiness. It is reported that half a million rounds of ammunition have arrived here, "THE STRIKE IS A FIASCO." (Received 10.30 a.m.) Pretoria, January S. The railway workshops at Pretoria ind Johannesburg alone have been rendered idle. A special staff runs the

rains as usual. 01' four hundred strikers at the iloemfontein workshops, 168 fitters

ave resumed. Labour loaders admit that the strike

s a fiasco. Railwaymen in every part of the Jape sent the managers an assurance hat they were not striking.

PRINTERS' STRIKE EXTENDED,

Hobart, January 8. Following the strike of linotype operitors of the Hobart Examiner, the Launcestoii operators of the Dailj Telegraph have struck, protestia-j; tgainst matter being lent to enable he Examiner to appear. Both papers ire being published in reduced size.

MUSICIANS' STRIKE SETTLED.

Sydnev. January 8

The dispute between the Musicians' Union and the picture show proprietors has been settled, the musicians resuming duty as a federated union md agreeing to the terms of the New South Wales award applying to the whole of Autstralia and Tasmania, the wages being £.'3 per week, with no free matinees.

AUSTRIAN ON STRIKE. SMIL'ERS FIGHT SHSSIFFS. (Received 9.5 a.m.) New York. January 8. Austrian strikers entrenched around Tacoma smelting works fought another battle with the sheriffs before the militia arrived, and one striker was wounded.