NO SETTLEMENT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12761, 3 October 1919, Page 8

NO SETTLEMENT.

THE RAILWAY STRIKE.

By -Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Auctralian and N.Z. Cable Association. .(Received October 3, '1.30 p.m.) LONDON, October 2. Mr J. H. Thomas has announced that Monday’s conferences have broken down, and that there is no settlement.

POSITION STILL CRITICAL.

fieuter’g Telegrams. (Received October' 3, 1.30 p.m.) LONDON. October 2. , .The railway men’s strike leaders still maintain, that it is impossible to secure a general return of the men prior to negotiations unless the Government can offer them an assurance of equitable wages and treatment? compared with ' the locomotive men, but oven their apologists in the Press recognise that resumption is essential to the success of the negotiations. The position is still critical, but the new spirit of statesmanship manifested yesterday is regarded as a good augury. It is not impossible that a settlement may he effected on the lines that a tribunal or commission be immediately appointed to examine the whole war wage question, taking the case of the railwaymen first. MAILS BY PLANE. Fifty-four service aeroplanes were employed yesterday distributing mails all , over the country. Communication between London and the principal towns has been regularly established. A quantity of mails are sent to European capitals by aeroplanes. BUNKER COAL. It is understood that owing to the increasing seriousness of the bunker problem the British Government have purchased supplies of 100,000 tons of coal" monthly from the United States with which to supply the depots at Kris of call, for which tonnage will provided. 1 IMPROVED SERVICE. • Official statements issued indicate a steady improvement in the train and other transport services and food and milk distributions. An increasing number of volunteers are offering-