1920-09-25 — Page 8

THE CHINA MAIL

EXTRA

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SE

25;. 1929.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the Chu Mail)

DRIFTING TOWARDS A CLIMAX.

ELIVEATH-NOOR * COTINS

ZANDON, September 28.

The Triple, Alliance conference was resumed this morning bat adjourned immédiably in order to consider the report ad the joint tion to the Premier hast night sectionally is how announ conference of miners delegates has rejected the proposal to tal ballot on the question of submitting the 2a, wage claim to arbil

is inderstood that a letter fint: Mfr. Ely@"Geseguita M1-Emilie was 'read as the delegates' conference:

DREJTINATOWARDS A CLIMAXSUNG

LONDON, September 23,

Mr. Lloyd George is obtrioiíały détermined to leave no stone unturned, in order to settle, the coal crisht, which is da ifting to w ulimdas Endeis-letters to Mr. Smillie herabscidaeni biƐplati for the payment of wayés nécouting D output:" brysose bey.us) kesarvo, teeny bim string spearce, fun bang ng

Mr Small replied that the plan win fully understood; but giste proposal of such magnitude would demand much thought and consent of t the miners before it could be adopted. "The miners' executive repèstad. Its segurances that when the present wage claith is diposed of it is prepared. to participate in an enquiry into the whole wage system.

Mr. Lloyd George.feplindiebat his plan would meet the present wage claim," If, however, they rejected his plan a peaceful method of settling the wage chiri Warszk oộen köthen by the same means as those adopted. __by_the_rallwayteteton was shining and japane

COIL RETAL SIDELEVENTH-HOUR ACTION."-

TEAM TONER LONDON, September 24.

Aa. eleventh hour atempt to steit a coal criss was made this morning when as the result of a suggestion by the railwaymen's leader, St. Thomas, the miners' executive again met the Premier at Downing Street. In view of the possibility of a strike the Government has decided to continue the summer time, which should have lapsed on Sept. 27, until Oct 25

The Boat of Trite amounce that the miners executive agreed to recommend the miners' delegate meeting this afternoon.to suspend the strike notices for a week in ofver to meet the coal owners and discuss Mr. Lloyd George's plan for the payment of wages according to-output.

YA LEPIACTIVE OR MORAL SUPPORT 1.

LONDON September 23.

The Triple Alliance which sat, the whole evening reported, that discussed the question of joint action with the railwaymen and workers with the miners, who claimed that the position was not altered by the intervention of the Premier. Eventually the Alliance meeting was adjourned until to-morrow. The Alliance is apparently discussing whether the railwaymen and transport workers will give the minios aedve or only moral support.

THE ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL

The miners* executive report that ME. Smille informed 'the miners' delegats conference that the executive did not recommend acceptance of the Government's alternative proposal to hubshit the wages question to za impartial tribunal or to determine wages by output under an agreed schemè. - After a 19thycussion whether the former should be referred – for a sectfid ballot, "the "o

"conference decided that nothing. had, emerged. requiring referende back to the decision which is being communicated to the Triple Alliance conferinte, to-night Mr. Lloyd George's letter to Mr. Smillie explainedcertain points which arose ar last night's conference af "Downlag Street. T

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