COAL STRIKE

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XVIIII, Issue 450, 18 November 1916, Page 4

COAL STRIKE

AN AIH)RTLYK tWEHjjjil DRASTIC ACTION ' I'cr Press Association-^,, Australian and N.Z. Q, 1 , .1 Mr Jensen stares thai ference was a'oortive. "" J)rastic aciion w ill 1„. coal transports. ri l( . M IVJ "' already requisitioned ■»ui>| ) j; l . i :,'' hydraulic power and eas c 0;.,,,,,/ CONEEREXCE I-TKTH& ADJOURNED. " Tin' coal oonfeiviice )v;',',. f j closed doors. It i- tnider;;J each side made counter propyl..' were not accepted. Finally JltV] temporarily adjourned the wj to allow consideration of fli.; k meut's proposal?. CURTAILMENT OF (!\Sm ELECTRIC IWYF.H. KYDXF.Y, X or In ihe Legislative .\-s.-;iiil,lv][,; introduced a Rill to curtail tkf of gc'.s and electric power, asfe* it should pass :dl Ptoses s 1 sitting. The Opposition ln-an to ,•,-, and after two hour-; ihr t !( i;i; .. ajiplied and the Hill wa„ i, fc with. Mr ilal! stated i| ul ;I | limi ,-,. tories and workers we 1 ' affected. The passim: i,i' i: : would mean that, :il rer Friday;:' at res and picture slum,, nVpeitj (he municipal supplies would <];; was proposed to cut, off i) IP , :; lilies from ( J a.m. daily. WALSH ISLAND WOKKS CD* The Walsh Island etviiiiwvine: are chi.-ing <iii Tuesday, rti ; iLMKJ'.i men idle. The Oovornmem has ivniiisiiK,; coal lield at. ''rewerio-.. A meeting of tin Miners' \h{ Hoard at Woolloimomj cairii'd n: in I'i.viiur ol a '.'■etieral work in all allied trades in fin] tetmii'atc the strike. LTGHTINC: RESTRICTION 1 (Australian and N,Z, Cable i Received 9.•'!•"> p.in., Nov, l"i The Cas and Electric Liii'mii strietiou Rill has passed both J Thi 1 new Lighting A't npnai a short time to-day. when < were requisitioned mr inti'tinr ing, but at a meeting of tli' 1 appointed Light and Power lit was decided to give the pity i four hours grace. it is now pt to cut off all power at miclnig Sunday, and private lighting, ing theatres and private lious midnight on Monday. The ] for contravention of the Act is

SOUTH BRISBANE IN DARKS!; BRISBANE, Xor.lt As l.hp. result ol' the strita % Rrishane is in darkness.. |;