THE MINERS’ STRIKE.

Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14698, 1 September 1915, Page 3

THE MINERS’ STRIKE.

CONCESSION BY OWNERS. I’re-s Association.—Telegraph—Copyright. Recciv.-d September 1. 8 a.in. LONDON. August 31. It is understood that tin* coal-owners , have agreed to include the workers excluded by tJic Unit. IV. i’unciman. NEGOTIATIONS FOR SETTLEMENT. ANGTHKU HITCH. LONDON, August 31. Tim i oni ’iriice resumes in Lomlnn to-day. Ic is hoped that there trill lie i satisfactory adjustment in time for submission to the Cardiff conference in t! (;_• aiTernooii. A joint conference was not hold. Air i Lloyd George and Air Rumanian acted |as intermediaries. consulting with cither party alternately. Negotiations i r;i -ico-uh. and a tentative agreeI ment w a-s reached for a supplementary j art are, .with a bonus to every night I v •••fker. Also, a date was agreed to whereto wage advances would be reAfter the miners returned Afr Runriman intimated that a hitch had arisen ; eccvf Minting further deliberations. It i- uridersto.-d the difficult!- is not he-' tv- —'i coal-owners and miners, but between both aiijl the Goierument. All i h-i'-e .agrenl to rtrsuine the conference r Hs' riomfeg. whc:) an agreement is likely. ■ *- THE QUESTION OF RATING. LONDON, August 31. 1 The cmx nf the .South Wales confer- ■ er.ee is whcth“r the engine-men, stokers. I pu:i;p-nien, and banksmen are to be j r-garded as right-workers or as miners j It* was contended that Aiesrrs Lloyd i I' . Itunciiuan.. and Henderson pre- \ imisly agreed that all workmen on ri -lit shifts should lie paid as for six tu>-iis j'.’r every five turns worked. Certain proposals which were made will be Submitted by the miners’ delegates to a meeting at Cardiff to-day.