With reference to the telegraphic news as to strike riots in Norway, Mr. Nicolai Aall, Consul-General for Norway, in an interview with representative of this paper on Thursday morning, said that though he had no information as to any riots, he had received news to the effect that a genera) strike of workmen had broken out, the number involved being 120,000, which is a large proportion of a total population of two and a half millions. The employees of the telegraphs, post offices and railways had not participated in the strike.
A seamen's strike had been in progress for a considerable time, but according to yesterday's information the general strike had been discontinued entirely, and without conditions. Negotiations with regard to the seamen's strike have been re-opened and a well-known barrister has been called in as an additional arbitrator.
When willing to resume work on the 12th instant, many men failed to obtain employment, owing to the owners of factories being, apparently, compelled to reduce their staffs. Municipal workmen in Christiania are striking on account of the Municipality refusing to give re-employment to those workmen who, it is said, made a breach of their contracts.
Dunne the week-end, the price of rice took a sudden jump, increasing to $11.60 per picul. This is due, state the dealers, to the rain which has prevented much grain. from arriving.
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