LABOUR.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12900, 10 February 1906, Page 5

LABOUR.

THREATENED COAL STRTKH

; . United Press Association —Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, February 8. •The anthracite and bituminous coal companies -in " America are" storing immense stocks in- preparation for the expected strike. The anthracite companies expect to store t.wenty-eight million tons, sufficient for half a year's campaign. FATAL STRIKE RIOTS. _ LONDON, Februaiy 8. Strike: riots have occurred at Antofagastw, a pott in Chili, South Americ.t, among the employees of the EngHsh owned ) ail way connecting Chili' with Bolivia. A hundred Lave already beea. iiilejl.—Chilian troops' fiat 1 © Seen sent to quell the disturbance. ,There is; iabour iuttiß|;-&r(£jpl-ouVtb®'cirontry. ; ; ;.a C%H fi'lßikfeß's Per Press Association. 4 ! ' ' WANGANUI, February 9. /The The Association; «onfi£ifted the'-principle of.-the. Pure- 'Food Bill to ensure special inspccliou of bread, and .its Jifcing kepi in s t'Ufi-- under psojitv <utr.ita»y' conditions. _. A ie-ohuion -nms- r.trrie:!* :>ffiriiiirij*' "lie "jmnoii of the njonleif.ii.ee that all; bakers ;.iiil "sellfet* W bread ~ho;dd lie iievmed. Hie finance committee iecuuiniendcd and tlit cuiifereiice adopted J lie aiuiual subM-ription of Auckland. Wellington. (-lii-!«-tcliiiich, anil llsrncdin j-Imuld It; £l<~ 10s. ami ;»11 other Uiiki:.*. -C5 3s. but tli;:i 1 the milium;lee ask thtm to jwv £5 j if possible in order tn strengthen tlic fcnds-j "1 the ; i><? mi nl«v<;i:e the ! ne-.f»<siy <: r.;;ii.iii-- .u 1 ,:t.•; i"!: ltvie«. !

1 l.' Itvie*. On 1 lit* li* Mr '\\"3lit< iD;;ne<iim if was rc-iilvenlims v.e v;iri.nis iu;<-lcr bakers union!; in Xew Ziml.hicl endeavour to ;ninnge f»r llie teclimcal schools in their j place the teaching of luea<2-

making on their ty-Haba?. .and that the Association amst lt»e *d«*l in obtaining c< in pel cut teaches*. In regard to weight <t bread it was resolved that the confcjencc coiu-ider* thai in addition 1«. tuist and j<H, h«rac«ul.a and French (and aiJjr -■ bread with !aoy shortening in at) should l>c regarded as f.mcv bread.

_ The delegates were eatextniscd a.t a *«■ cj.il and dance this evening.

THE WORKERS DWELLINGS ACT.

WELLINGTON-. Ftknjarv 9

Arr.iTigcmenJs ,i:c actively in pn» grass lor putting the Worker*' Dwellings Act into active operation. nnd the time is not far distant. when ;.i will actually bo made wjib sbe trcrt;<«j of the first of these edifices. Tbf chief tratk>n of the scheme lias heart reeled in the Land Purchase Department. and land for the purpose has .ilre-dy !<e«i -K-.<juired at. the Halt and I'eKce. -ind .i". Dunedin and Auckland. Negotiation!- for The purchase "f land arc proceedjjjg in varku* parts of the <") r t:iy. l>cga3.-it:onh- are »«■»' being jiiade with the manner in which .ipplic.il inns fur Trwkcrf' <3--<']] shall be made. They are row Ixtfore the lair ofticc;*= of the tVrtrn. :mA -sill be gazetted shortly. - The prnreduie ap to that point is that the c<tni3«i>>:-oer>. of Crown lands in <ach .district j-hsl? jiotify iJiat Lwjd has been prepare.! *hy r«a<3inl-.. draining and fx* on? fcr the reception %>i •■-j-adlitiigN, and it will lie for the :Vr Labour (who in this <:•.-)«■ t' u the- j to instruct. the Pchlit"Wnrlff. I irtuicnt to have tie bnitding Wbtn t«aipletetl it will l»e handed over to the L.iad Board which trill dead with applicanw.