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ANOTHER CONFERENCE URGED. COLLIERS HELD UP. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received April 5, 5.5 p.m. ' LONDON, April 4. A number of labour leaders are making an earnest effort to prevent a spread of the coal trouble to the Triple Alliance. An essential preliminary is the resumption of coal negotiations, tt us stopping hasty decisions. Among those working for peace are Messrs Will Thorne, Arthur Henderson, C. W. Powerman, M.P. (ex-president of the Trades Union Congress), and Mr J. Sexon, M.P., who urge the Government to call a conference to arrange a national wage agreement. Four hundred vessels are now Idle In Cardiff as the result of the strike, and the number is continually increasing. Several firms hard hit by the trade depression arc now threatened with ruin. . . REGULATIONS ISSUED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received April 5, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, April 4. The Government, under the Emergency Powers Act, has issued regulations empowering the state departments to operate or control mines, transport, docks, gasworks, power stations, and similar public services.
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Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14631, 6 April 1921, Page 5
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