GROWING SPIRIT OF REVOLT.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 10 June 1924, Page 7

GROWING SPIRIT OF REVOLT.

Series of Strikes in England.

SUPPORTED BY COMMUNISTS.

8r Cabla-—Fr.it Anaoclatlon —Copyright, LONDON, June 8.

The Communist Party of Great, Britain has issued a statement supporting the strikers, and welcoming the workers’ growing spirit of revolt against capitalism, but pledging the meeting to help in the workers’ struggles.

LONDON UNDERGROUND STRIKE.

MANY MEN RETURNING. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. (Received 7.30 p.m., June 9.) LONDON, June S. The underground strike outlook continues serious, but the services were maintained throughout Sunday, and the situation in the evening was better rather than worse, as a certain number of men are, returning to work. The demonstration of strikers at Ealing. Common was a fiasco owing to rain. “ RETURN TO WORK."

STRIKE REGARDED AS “ COLOSSAL BLUNDER,”

By Cable— Praia Association —Copyright. LONDON, June 9.

“Return to work, before it is too late,” runs the latest manifesto of the National Union of Railwaymen.

The President stigmatises the strike as a colossal blunder. He asserts that the men have been badly misled by a few irresponsibles, attempting to exercise dictatorship, which the Union will not tolerate.

SHIPBUILDING DISPUTE.

AWARD OF INDUSTRIAL COURT

By Cabll -Praia Association—Copyright LONDON, June 8.

The award of The Industrial Court in the shipbuilding dispute grants a general increase of 7s weekly over the prevailing rates, payable in two instalments, on June 14 and September 20, with an additional sixpence daily foi men engaged upon repair work.

SHIPPING HOLD-UP IN SYDNEY.

POUT LYTTELTON STILL “BLACK.”

&y Cab’.a tress Association —Copyright SYDNEY, June 9.

Owing to the refusal of the employers, at the local dockyards to repair the Port Lyttelton, it is probable that the vessel will have to undergo permanent repairs at Java. Arrangements are in progress for temporary repairs to be effected in Sydney, following which the vessel will leave for Batavia.