COAL STRIKE

Waikato Times, Volume 88, Issue 13463, 18 April 1917, Page 4

COAL STRIKE

POSITION IN HAMILTON.

PROBAHLE STOPPAGE OF POWER J 1' ROM FRANKTON. ™

( OAI, I-OR THE GASWORKS

AMPLE SUPPLIES FOR -MONTHS.

It is notified by advertisement in thin issue that, owing to the shortage of coal, the supply of power from Frankton may be stopped without furthernotice.

lni|Uiries at the gasworks this afternoon ehcito'l the information that they have fully two months' supplies of coal oil hand.

IN THE COAL DISTRICTS. (By Telegraph—Special to Times). HLXILY, Wednesday. The men here and at Pukemiro returned to work as usual this morning, it is reported that a big meeting will be on Saturday night gliding which work will be continusd.

NGARUAWAHIA, Wednesday. The Glen Massev miners are still awav from work, the report that they returned yesterday being unfounded. I lie men are likely to hold & meeting here to-dav.

Latest. The meeting which was to have been held this morning was adjourned to a day which the men declined to state. Work at the mine has not been resumed.

STRIKE AT PUKEMIRO

150 MEN OUT,

(By Telegraph—Special to Times). HI NTLY, Wednesday. The miners have struck work at Pukemiro, eight miles from here. There are 150 men out. MEN BEFORE THE COURT. FURTHER REMAND GRANTED.

ANOTHER ARREST MADE

ALLEGED INCRIMINATING CORRESPONDENCE.

(By Telegraph—Press Association). AUCKLAND, Wednesday. The six miners from the Huntly, Pukemiro and Glenmassey mines, and the three West Coast miners, arrested in connection with the alleged go-slow strike were before the Court to-day, and ' were remanded till next Monday.' It was stated that the case would last fully two weeks. Subsequently a Huntly miner named John Wesley, sen., was arrested on a charge of seditious utterance, and was also remanded to Mondav.

There are 42 informations against the nine miners originally arrested, and 55 miners at Huntly have been summoned to appear later as parties to a seditious strike. The informations include excerpts from the correspondence between the officials, and it is alleged they denote encouragement of restrictions on th« output of the coal mines.

WATERSIDERS' AGREEMENT.

REJECTED BY AUCKLAND UNION.

(Bv Telegraph—Press Association). AUCKLAND, Wednesday. 1 The waterside workers held a stop work meeting yesterday to consider the employers' offer, as received through the Federation of Labour. A ballot resulted in the rejection of the terms " by a majority of 71 votes.

CURTAILMENT OF TRAIN SERVICE

TO OPERATE ON MONDAY.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association). ELLINGTON, Wednesday. A drastic curtailment of passenger and goods trains services will be brought into operation on Monday nest if the strike of the West Coast coalmines still continues on that date. This decision has been made in view of the necessity to conserve the railway coal stocks.

The travelling public are strongly urged by the Department to avail themselves of the opportunity permitted by the continuation of the present full service of passenger trains to complete contemplated journeys before next Sunday, as after that date and until' further notice travelling facilities will' he Mfcictly limited to the barest necessities.

After Monday many classes of goods and merchandise will not be accepted for transport by the Railway Department,

The Wellington City Council will be asked to authorise the reduction of thetramway service and lighting.

MILITARY SERVICE ACT.

ITS SUSPENCION URGED

(By Teftsrraph—Press Association: CHRISTCHCRCH, uesday. The following telegram was sent today *to Sir James Allen, acting-Prime -Minister, by Mr Hiram Hunter, national secretary of the United Federation of Labour:-— "The United Federation of Labour is of opinion that the miners who are striking against the Conscription Act are expressing the attitude of oragnised labour throughout Australasia towards conscription, and if the Government is desirous cf obtaining industrial peace it should immediately suspend the operations of the Military Service Act and secure recruits voluntarily, and by taxing wealth provide the money to pay adequate remuneration to soldiers, with increased pensions and allowances to them and their dependants by right."

ACTION IN AUSTRALIA. RELEASE OF I.W.W. MEMBERS DEMANDED. CO-OPERATiON WITH NEW ZEALAND. KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.

(United Press Association). Received April 18, 11.25 a m SYDNEY, April' 18. A circular has be?n issued by the A T.A\.W*., stating that at a conference of 19 unions a motion had been carried, demanding the release of the imprisoned mem beNs of the 1.W.W., failing which a general strike is advocated. It further states that now is the time, as there is trouble in New Zealand, 'and they might kill two birds with one stone.