The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-03-11
NEWS FROM the OLD WORLD.


From latest Foreign ExehAnges)
STRIKE OF THE DURHAM coLLIERs.
The men at the new Brancepeth Colliery,
Durham, have given notice in consequence
Of two Of their companions having been
discharged
REDUCTION OF CoLLIERs' VASES.
The South Wales Cancellation Board
met at Cardiff on Saturday, and resolved
to reduce the colliers' wages in the South
Wales and Monmouthshire coalfelds from
| II to 33 per cent.
EDINBURGH coACHMAKERs.
At numeTously attended meeting oI
the coachmakers Of Edinburg, held on
Wednesday in the Argyll Hall, it was re-
solved to petition the employers for an ad-
vance Of Is per week on their present
wages.
THE SHORT TIME MOVEMENT IN ARBRoATH
The short time movement is extending
In Arbroath. This week there will be
seven firms in the town working on the
thirty-eight hour system, and the persons
employed number several thousand. Be-
sides, considerable amount Of machinery
is standing still, and this has involved the
dismissal of number of hands.
SCOTTISH NATIONAL OPERATIVE rAILoRs
ASSOCIATION.
The conference of delegates from the
various branches of the Scottish National
Tallors Association was continued in Dun
dee on Thursday-the President (Mr Geo.
Wallaee) still presiding. discussion took
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the English society, and 1t was agreed that
the opinion of the members should be
taken on the matter. 1t was also agreed
that the branches grouped together for
representation should send q delegate to
the annual conference in rotation. Tramp
relief was increased from Sd to ID per day,
and strike sliment from los to 12s per
week.
THE CONTINENTAL IRON TRADE.
A statement in a letter from Luxem-
bourg affords sinister indication Of the
deepening stagnation Of the continental
iron trade. Luxembourg is especially
favoured by nature as regards this branch
Of industry in the practically inexhaustible
mines Of excellent iron ore which she pos
sesses and her situation in relation to the
CddA OAuCA pAbc, AEOiu WHICH she ObIAlIIb
ample and cheap supplies of coal Never
theless, several of the smelling furnaces
have lately been extinguished, and Others
are expected to be blown out almost i'm
mediately, as, with the present prices for
pig-iron and the smallness Of the demand,
production cannot be carried on without
loss
TERMINATION OF WAGES DISPUTES
After lasting six months the strike Of
shipwrights at Runcorn has been brought
to a termination. The men went out on a
demand for 32s per week all the year round
and an hour per week less. They were Off
cred an increase Of Is per week, without
the hour, which they refused to accept.
After a meeting with the employers this
week the men accepted the terms then pro-
posed to them, viz, 32s per week for nine
months III the year, and 30s for the other
three months, the hours to remain as they
were before. About 300 men have re-
sumed work The large body of colliers
employed at the Hafodybwch Colliery.
North Wales, who have been ON strike for
nearly six weeks, have resumed work at
the Is per cent. reduction, but with some
slight concessions to them. The fact that
the proprietors had brought men from
Lancashire has been the cause Of the men
resuming work.