London, Sept. 16.
The prospects of a successful conjelasion to the negotiations ection with the strike in the man facturing section of the Lancashire cotton industry loomed brighter today when an agreement on certain matters was reached by the joint committee of ton representing the manufacturers and operatives. a te, committee, which is. holding its sessions at Manchester, confined deliberations to-day to' the frat item on its agenda, namely, the retablishment of collective barge ing and the restoration "of -agre "The committee agreed in this connection upon the suggested addition joint rules. "It also agreed upon the formation of a joint committee th full power to settle what prices ould be paid for new clothing and deal with questions where inter retations of the list of prices and dispute.
An understanding was also reach Jed in regard. to the honouring Manchester, Sept, 17.
'The plenary conference of the delegates' of workers and employers of the "Taneashire textile industry, sponsored by Six Henry Betterto Minister of Labour, whose rep) tentative is taking part in the Iiberaties on the means of setting the present confit, was adjourn luntit to-day.
An eflciai communique was pub-fished inst night to the effect that agreements were reached on certain points of the programme of dise sion, such as ther lective agreements, in respect of the understandings which hav eluded. Tt has The forme Ser, spent ug BaPuSG attra a
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