The Occidental Mine.

Thames Star, Issue 10422, 15 May 1909, Page 2

The Occidental Mine.

Aji^PLJCIAffION; F01R! P'WOfI'EiOTIO^

OiJJEOTIO'N1 BtY MENSES' UNiIO'N 1.

At the Warden's Court this morning -MIH F. J. Burgess, Warden, heard) the application of "the- Occident:!! G.M. Co. for.. 6-.months' protection, which application was opposed by the Thames'Miner®' Union. It wa« explained that thie> company had runi out of funds and that tiane yae required to enable further capital to be obtained 1. The objection of the iMin-ers' Uniorm was "based on the fact that duiing the piwioulsi period of reduction to 2 men the company had discharge, ed all the men and tad; not employed a mian on, the .mine. It was explained by Mr Lee* that a Uiarge numfber.of shares had) been forfeited, thalfc the .shaneholdere. had not paid their calls and 1 that the do.nipany had no monieiy in hand with whijeh, to 'paiyl the wages of the men if they had kept themi on. ( In an.sw«r to His,- Worship it was expladaied on ibehalf of the oompajiy thait it was possible in. about fix weeks' time the company would be in a position thait _^tould enable it '/> proceed wiith operations, and! after consideration His Worship granted proitectioni. for 2i mlonths-. With, reference to the appearance lof the Miners' TTnibn as objectors ; His Worship expressed his. pleasure I at the presence in cofart of the rep re-gentaiti-ve of the Mliners>' TJinaon. It enalblled himi tic hear boith: sidtee of the story and thusi determine between the two parties. Hitherto he had been hearing but on aide of the story amd h© thcuifrht that ml all oa.ses where there were reasonalble grooimd mv'r nv' pirtoitiest that the foots would be ]fti\ before'him. Tn mtotteirs where there had been; lai birea'clh of the conditions and! thalti ffcosei " laid dowtnl by the Warden h:ad not been ciompiliied! with, he! 'thlcHisrht that the facts should belaid 'before hxmu In such cases the Mlinersf 'TTni'cn could do a lot of goodl