THE TRANSPORT STRIKE.

West Coast Times, 17 June 1912, Page 3

THE TRANSPORT STRIKE.

STRIKE FIZZLING OUT. [PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION- —COPYRIGHT.] LONDON, Juno 15. The strike is fizzling out. The Secretary of the Seafarers’ Union of Southampton informed - the London Strike Committee that Tillatt had no right to issue a manifesto without the consent of the affiliated unions. The Bristol Dockers’ Executive declared the strike off. The Strike Committee members believe there is a possibility of the Industrial Council affecting a settlement, but they still demand all the strikers reinstated.

The employers of Bristol are incensed at the breach of contracts and numerous strikers will not be allowed to resume at present.

“ALL BOUNCE AND BUNKUM.”

LONDON, June 16. The Secretary of the Seafarer’s Union at Southampton, declared that all the London Strike Committee’s telegrams were bounce, bunkum and bluff. The seafarers desired progress and plony, not progress and poverty.

UNIVERSAL EIGHT-HOUR. DAY. LONDON, June IC. A Special Committee of the International Association for Labour legislation mot in London to consider the reduction of working hours by international agreement. It was decided that a beginning be made with the industries working night and day. It was resolved that the entire iron and steel industry of Europe and America was ripe to an eight-hour day. It was recommended that steps in that direction bo taken at the earliest moment. An eight-hour day was also considered justifiable and necessary in the glass, paper, and other continuous industries.

THE DEADLOCK AT REEFTON.

MINISTERIAL MEDIATION FAILS

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WESTPORT, Juno 16

The Hon. Jas. Colvin, Minister of Mines, arsrived from Reefton last night. He was unable to do anything in the Reefton mining dispute, owing to the absence at Waihi of the manager of the Consolidated Company. Mr. Colvin remains at Westport until Tuesday.