Berlin, Oct, 16, Eighty thousand Central German Brow going on strike to-day a question of wages, 5 If the strike is prolonged the supply of electricity in Berlin and large parts of Central Germany will be affected.—Reuter.
Berlin, Oct. 18.
A strike involving 80,000 miners has begun in the Halle district. The yrs demand an increase of ten per cent, in their wages—Reuter, Berlin, Oct. 19.
Up to the present no disorder, have occurred in connection with the strike of lignite workers not~ withstanding the fact that many volunteers ate working in the but the stoppage of work is already: being reflected on industry, Several factories have closed down and others are curtailing their opera tiens owing to lack of fuel, {is expressed that the strike British coal producers an opportunity to regain the Seanden= brian markets, which were lost as result of the coal strike last year in Britain.—Reuter,
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