MR LEARMCUTH AND THE PROPRIETORS.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12710, 1 December 1909, Page 2

MR LEARMCUTH AND THE PROPRIETORS.

(Received Nov. 30, 11.25 p.m.) Sydney, Nov. 30. Mr Leariuouth has been informed thi.it the proprietors could not e°uffiit to his suggestions for a conferonce unless til" miners first consented to return to work. SITUATION IN NEW ZEALAND STATE COAL, MIXK STJiIKK. MIXERS- MKETIiSO AT RUNANGA. [United Fhess Association.] Gteymouth, Nov 30. Thfjro is nothing to report in connection with the State mine strike today. At Runanga a mass meeting was hold this morning and was adjourned till to-morrow. At Blackball matters are disturbed, but definite new is expected before* the end of tho week. There is a feeling abroad that unless the Government arrange mattors tiio State miiK-, will be idle until after Christinas. The whole of tho Wharf Labourers' Union members aro feeling the pinch owing to no State coal lining shipped. A minors' mooting at Runanga decided to rerjuost t !;.;.• Executive of the KWh-rrstion to c?JI a special meeting for one day next week at Westport to coiiKid-r the situation with regard to tho xtriko at tho State coal mine. This is the only no-,vs made public.