NEWSPAPERS IN DIFFICULTIES.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13329, 1 February 1912, Page 2

NEWSPAPERS IN DIFFICULTIES.

RAILWAY SERVICES REDUCED

DEMONSTRATION BY THE

STRIKERS

(Received Jan 31, 10 p.m.)

Brisbane, Jan 31

Owing to the call' out by the Typographical Onion, all tho newspapers excepting the "Daily Tc]ra.nn>h/' which is a non-union oiiico, have greatly reduced their si;:'j.

So far 200 railway men have joined the strikers. The majority of the porters at the city and suburban stations, and numbers of signalmen absented themselves from duty/ and left tiie signals at "Ijno cloar." Instructions were immediately isoued to the station masters to take extra _ precautions for the safety of tho travelling public.

As tho result of the defoutious tho passenger jscr.vieG has been reduced to fit tho depleted staffs.

Tlie engine drivers, firomea, and guards remained loyal, but it is feared that unless there is an early settlement the whole service >wi!J ho dislocated.

Excc-pting t!io railTi'.ys, ;;;] transport traffic is pnuaicuUv at a t;;a:idBdll. ' '

There was a great gatheriiu; cf strikers at the Trades Hall this mom-

If anyone faints, what is the fir^t thought?— Where, can we get somo Brandy? Why? -Becausegood Brandy is the best restoratir©, and Martell's is ths best Brandy.

ing, prior to a monster procession. Stirring and conlident speeches were delivered by the leaders, advocating firmness and peaco. The procession was hoaded by four .mounted polico and sixty cycling strikers. The police who have been largely reinforced from the country districts, lined tho route.

A newspaper office and shops where members of tiie Shop Employees' Union, which declined to join in the strike, are employed, came in for hostile demonstrations, but otherwise the procession was orderly. The Sociliastie red ribbon was largely inevidence amongst the processionists, whom a big crowd watchod and cheered.