Majority of Operatives Returning to. Work: The Effect Queensland Premier's Confidence that No Clash Need of the Delay London, Apr. 8
'A, mass-mooting of the Wombloy_ strikers to-day atlopted by a nar-cow margin a cenolution la favour of returning to work. Conse-queiily a vast majority of the men have returned, Later.
Colonial Liddell, Deputy Administrator at the Empire Exhibition, estimated that 70 per cent. OF the men had resumed work. Many had loft for goo but certain number of Londo ers would probably return on the morrow.
The effect of the strike is far grenier than the three. days? do-fay involved, but until the ox. font of the delay la ascertained will be impossible to toll the effect on the opening date.
Bir James Stevenson, Chairman of the Exhibition, speaking at an Auatralian luncheon to-day, ssid that he was convinced that, th: Exhibition would pow on April
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