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Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13368, 19 August 1907, Page 5

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THE CARTERS RESUME WORK. Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, ■. August 16. The. carters at" Belfast have resumed work. Sir Antony Maednnell, speaking at. Belfast, eulogised the magnanimity of tlio master carriers in facing- j. temporary loss. He added that, merchants would treat them liberally, and" said that a settlemer.it- of' the. coal-miners' and dockers' strike was apparently about to be effected. THE TELEGRAPHISTS' STRIKE. NEW YORK, August 16. The Telegraphists' Union at Chicago, has ordered all the commercial telegraphists to strike immediately where contracts with the' Union are not signed. PROTEST BY EMPLOYERS, y Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, August 17. The Otago Coal-mirie Owners' Association has forwarded a telegram to the Min::sti?T of Mines protecting against the workers'representative being appointed on the Nightcaps Commission unless the employers also are reprefiented, as the finding of the Comiiiissiori may have a- serious effect, on the cO;U-mining -industry. THE THRESHING INDUSTRY. Ths annual meeting of the South Canterbury Mill Owners' Industrial ■ Union of Employers, was held at the Sophia street, hall oil Saturday afternoon. Mr M. Scaniiell, vice-president, was in the absentee of Mr' Joiin Talbot the president,votes! to the chair. After the minutes of the last annual meEtiiig were read and confirmed, Mr Scamieil gave ,a brief resume of-the-work done by the Union during the" year.' In the fours® of his remarks, he informed the meeting' that- the dispute between the Wainiats' Workers' Union, and this Union was" submitted to the Court of Arbitration on August'3lst last: 5 This Union'was represented. :by-Mr John' Talbot,, the president arid the. secretary. 'The Workers Union requested Llie Court to include a. clause"in the award* to ■ the . effect- that- "where ihreshing is done'from the stook an allowance of half: the ordinary rates of pay be made to employe-es; for, .all time- lost through unfitness' of wearier."' This clause was objected to by Mr Talbot, anfl tlie Court upheld his obJec.\n. The award was fixed' to January 5.. vt, 1909 on the terms and conditions previously arranged between the two Unions before (he Conciliation Board, and had so. far proved yeiy satisfactory for the Millowners. Mr Talbot and Mr Campbell Journeyed to Christ-church to- attend the meeting of the Court in that city, in the -natter of the dispute between the Enginedriver's and Users Association and threshing mill owners, and Succeeded in having the engine drivers on threshing mills exempted from the award. Tha balance-sheet was then put before the meeting and adopted. The finance.-, were considered '-very'" satisfactory. Aft-ei payment of heavy law costs in connection with tlie new awards, etc., arid all other expenses, the Uiiion had a. credit balance of £23 ?s oil. The election of office-bearers and committee result-:d a.s follows: —President, Mr John Talbot: vice-president, Mr M. Jeanne 1 !!; 'committee-. Messrs W. G. CampMi, W. Greig, J. Jlae. Joseph Woodinrr, W. 'J. C ! larksr T. Washington, and T. P. Wooding. . 'A rter other routine business the we-m-esident proposed, that, ilie secretary be instructed to convey to Mr John Talbot, ihe president, the thanks of the Union for th? great rntew* he had taken, in Mn oMV Union during Hie year, and for ilie able mn.w»r in which lie re-m-esented lltfi Union bef n re th" Arbitmti'm ;I j. Tinvrn and Christcluirch. This was carried amid applause.