LABOR UNREST

Taranaki Daily News, 8 February 1919, Page 5

LABOR UNREST

IafmECEDENTED SCENES IN I , LONDON, LEITOTHY OMNIBUS QUEUtES. CITY DESERTED AT NIGHT. Received 7, 5.5 pm. London, Fob. 5. The Government is using army motor lorries to carry employees to Whitehall. Several newspapers urge that hundreds who are now idle should be used on the most affected routes. Owners of private cars are alßo invited to assist, I'll# picture papers are full of photographs of unprecedented scenes. Pedestrians have uever been more numerous on Waterloo, Westminster and London bridge;. Bicycles are largely used, and omnibuses queues are formed everywhere, the Hammersmith queue being a milp long for peveral hours, There have been comparatively few accidents, but some women faited a 6-1 others were hurt in scrambling on k u trams and buses, while some collapsed from exhaustion caused by long walks. London is deserted at night, and the theatres have suffered heavily. Many of the leading hotels and restaurants, where their own staff being on strike aggravated the situation, are practically empty,—Aut.-NZ. Cable Assoc. SITUATION MOST SERIOUS. ' ELECTRICIANS AND ENGINEERS WILL STRIKE, PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES. Received 7, 7-35 o,in. London, Feb. 0. The strike situation is most serious. It is understood that 10,000 electricians and 200,000 engineers will strike tonight in defiance of the Government. As a precautionary measure, naval and military officers have been recalled froiu leave.—Aua.-N.Z. Cable Assoc. GOVERNMENT INTERVENES, . MILITARY MOTOR LORRIES MOBILISED. FOR PASSENGER TRAFFIC. Received 7, 8.25 p.m. London, Feb. 0 The Government has ordered, the immediate mobilisation of military motor lorries with drivers, placing the vehicles on the ain streets of London for the conveyance of city workers, giving preference to women and girls.—Aus.-NZ. Cable Assoc. Received 7, 8.15 p m. London, Feb. 8. The majority of the London electricians, apparently, persist in their determination to strike to-night. The Government has fully arranged to carry on the works with military protection if necessary. London trade manufacturers are'losing five million working hours daily as the result of the strikes.—United Press. RAILWAY STRIKE SETTLED, Received 8, 1 a.m London, Feb. 6. The railway Btrlke, including the tubes strike, has been settled —Reuter. AN ABORTIVE CONFERENCE Received Feb. 7, 11.45 p.m. London, Feb. 6. The conference of Lord Pirrie with the Belfast employers and the strike committee adjourned indefinitely owing to a deadlock, Lord Pirrie insisting on preliminary negotiations regarding the working hours.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Asboc. WORKERS REPLY TO LORD PIRRIE. Received 7, 5.25 p.m. Belfast, Feb. 20. The workers will reply to Lord Pirrio on Thursday.—Aus.-N.Z' Cable Asaoe. BOLSHEVISTS FAIL AT GLASGOW. Received 7, 5.5 p m. London, Feb. 6. The Bolshevik ringleaders at Glasgow have abandoned all hope of success and are coming to London to organise a disturbance. Scotland Yard is watching their movements, —Aus.-NZ. Cable Assoc. STRIKE IN SEATTLE. Received 7, 8.15 p.m. Vancouver, Feb. 8. Seventy thousand workers struck at •Seattle, in sympathy with the ship builders.—Reuter-