CABLE NEWS THE FRENCH STRIKE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2457, 23 March 1909, Page 4

CABLE NEWS

THE FRENCH STRIKE.

FIRFiSNESS of the government.

KING EDWARD INCONVENIENCED

United Press Association —Copyright..

PARIS, March 21

The French Chamber of Deputies supports the Government in suppressing* the strike. M. Darthon, Minister for Worlds, announced that he gave the strikers 24 hours, at the end of which if they did not return to work, the whole 8000 would he dismissed. No despatches had reached King. Edward since Tuesday. Biarritz has now organised a courier service -between Paris and Brussels, whence he is enabled to keep in touch with affairs-

throughout the world. Soldiers arc repairing 150 provincial •wires which have been cut in the neighborhood of Paris.

SIGNS OF A COLLAPSE.

WORK BEING GRADUALLY

RESUMED

(Received March 22, 9.55 p.m.) PAPAS, March 22

M. Clemen ceau, the Premier, informed a- strikers’ deputation that their demand for the dismissal of M. Simp,-Under-Secretary of jftate, was inadmissable. That was*a question solely for Parliament. He strongly appealed to the strikers to resume woi*k in their own interest and the general interest of the country. He and M. Barthon promised, in the event of the resumption of w r ork, to consider the strikers’ grievances. A large meeting of the strikers afterwards unanimously rejected the committee’s prr/posal to resume work, but there are signs of a collapse. The telegraphists are gradually resuming duyt; and the telephone, pneumatic, and postal service in Paris is already working.