WORK AND WAGES.
THE ENGLISH ENGINEERS* STRIKE. United Press Association — By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright. ißeceived March 24, 8.35 -a.m.) LONDON, March 23. Mr Barnes., general, secretary of the engineers, in a speech in London said that the engineers in the north-east wero wrongly advised in their rejection of the terms, inasmuch as arbitration would have yielded better results than a strike fought on a falling market, and the vote had weakened the influence of the trade unions. [Per Pa_-3 Association.] WANGANUI, March 24 A number of employers were cited to appear at the Arbitration Court here to-day, and were considerably inconvenienced and annoyed to find that there was no sitting of the Court. One employer had journeyed fifty miles, necessitating the. loss of two days, and been put to considerable expense. No official intimation of any kind had been sent to the parties cited about the postponement of the Court.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 9193, 24 March 1908, Page 3
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