LABOUR.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13434, 5 November 1907, Page 5

LABOUR.

THE COLLIERY TROUBLE. Press Associatioji-By T.elegraph-Cktpyright Received 10.10 p.m., November 4th. SYDNEY, November 4. . • The Northern Minora' Committee of "Management discussed the owners' refusal to ,grant concessions--, and decided-to iseek tlie assistance: of the southern and western. district miners before deciding upon a . definite course of action. THE RAILWAY CRISIS. A PRESS WARNING. LONDON, November 4. The " Times" warns Mr Bell that 76,925 votes is only just, over 12 per cent, -of tbp railway-men--of -tlift country; and adds that- there is a wide* difference between declaring anonymously in favour of l-ett ing other people decide to ist-rik-a if they saw fib and abandoning the situation at- somebody else's order. The " Times " declares that Mr Bell is unable- to rely , on half oftliese men actually resigning their positions.. - . - EXPRESSION OF LOYALTY, . Received iO.IB 'p.m., November 4th. LONDON, November 4. The clerks in the goods' department of the Midland railway at, Derby have presented the directors with an address expi'jss'ihg their loyalty to the company arid condemning Mr Richard Bell's demand. It is announced at Manchester that upwards of 3COO members of the' general Railway Workers' Union in response to tlie ballot,; favoured a strike; and tllat--1000 did not reply. ; fTHE OUTLOOK FAVOURABLE. RESULT OF Till-: BAUDOT. Received 11.16 p.m., November 4th. - lIONDON, Nov. 4. Mr J. E. Ellis, presiding at an overflowing meeting of ••railwaymen at ihe Albert Hall, said that the <mens, were favourable to a. settlement,- hut if the result -was less happy than he hoped it would be* the Government's -luiy to Sybmit to Parliament a- scheme of cottipul-. . sory adjustment- of differences between the boards of directors and workers. Mr. Bell quoted statistics to .'/how that the railwaymeii .were badly. paid end illused.'. He announced aimid enthusiasm that of 97.631 ballot papers issued 88,164: had been returned. Of these ':6,92b favoured a strike and 8775 were ajraansfc it. He hoped the result of the conference with ilr Lloyd George on, Wednesday would render a strike tiimepessary, but if it was inevitable would be. ready. THE ARBITRATION COURT. Per Press Associatior WELLINGTON, November 4. The Arbiratibn Court to-day dea.lt with a breach of privilege in. pblishing a newspaper article upon a dispute which was before the Conciliation Board. The article in question appeared in the "Taihape Post," and related- to a dispute between . the Wellington . tiurbsr yards and 4-.be Sawmill Industrial Union, and Jairies Adainsoii, the other employers. A fine of 2Ce with costs £2 2s, was imposed. ; DUNEDIN, November 4. The- Dunedin ~Bakeife' Union have nominated Mr SlcCullough and Mr Young l& the Arbitration Court, vacancies...