COAL STRIKES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 676, 29 November 1909, Page 7

COAL STRIKES.

NEW SOOTH WALES FEELS THE PINCH SERVICES CURTAILED, SHIPPING LAID UP AT NEWCASTLE, (Ily Tcleffraph—Press Association — Copyright.) (Received November 28,: 5.5 p.m.) v Sydney, November 27. Tho tramway services were curtailed to-day to save fuel', with the result that tho old-time buses aro plying for liiro in tho streets. \ A large number of shop assistants will be idle to-morrow owing to restriction of business. The gas supply has given out in Wellington (218 miles north-west of Sydney), and-the town is in darkness. There are twenty-two steamers, and sixteen, sailing vessels, of a total tonnage of 100,000, laid lip at Newcastle. One serious effect of the shortage of coal is that dredges at Newcastle and'ai;,.some of the bar harbours have stopped operations.. Melbourne, November 27. " The Falls of Kith has arrived from New York. She has sufficient coal to'carry her to ■New.; Zealand. : - ■ ....... HOLIDAY. LEAVE FOR TRAMWAY MEN. (Rcc. November 29, 1 a.m.) Sydney, November 28. . About 400 tramway men have been given holiday leave. ■ \- V: All special trains and trams have been cancelled,- and all cheap excursion fares C'it. out. STATE MINISTRY'S MEDIATION FAILS. UNION APPEAL FOR FUNDS. .':.. ' ' Sydney,- November 27. The efforts of Mr. Lee, Acting-Premier, to arrange & meeting between the parties to the Newcastle coal strike have failed. ' The Strike . Congress.-accepted the - proposal, but the Southern ,ind .'proprietors de- J ■clined..The Northern proprietors' telegraphed | that , they had not" had time to decide- the question. - A : manifesto to the unions throughout, tho Commonwealth. has been issued by the Strike Congress, appealing for funds. FEDERAL POWERS. GOVERNMENT WATCHES SITUATION. Melbourne, November 27. In tho Tederal House, the Government was urgod to .' take. >ctioh- towards ;-, settling . the strike.- - 1 , In reply, Mr. Deaty'n said he considered that Federal action was not justified in. the present state of tho law and . tho, circumstances of the strike.. - ' . '. 1 .' . The; .Government, .said, the Premier, was watching,,;and thefirst , opportnnity, .if the Commonwealth ; powers will permit intervention,; will be taken advantage of. ~; POSITION IN NEW ZEALAND. ' STRIKE AT STATE MINE. , 10? Tolccrarli—Prosn Aisftcla.fon.l Qroymouth, November 27, There, is .no-,alteration, with regard to •the. strike at the. State coal-mine at; Elizabeth., ,

'.'lt 'is: announced that the negotiations between the 'management and the men for a new. Bgreement at. the Paparoa coal-mino are well under way, and that; an amicable agreement mil be arrived at. : ■ . . POSITION AT BLACKBALL. . From an authoritative'source comes the statement that up till -5 o'clock on Friday evening last, ,no ; official information indicative of. .trouble had been received, from' Blackball. The miners had an-:Arbitration. Court .holiday on Sathrdny, and-to-day (November 29), a "second shift" is to commence. . , • • ',' •{ IBr T«lesrnph-Prcs» Association.) . Chrlstcburch, Novembor 27. There are still rumours in the city that there is likely to -.be a general .'strike in New Zed-, land next lyeek, but 'flo definite.'news. is available. A telegram froiij the manager-. dt-'Black-ball says, that .tilings up.; quiet, and .there, is no ill-feeling -.with' the men." '' " STRONGLY AVERSE TO STRDvING." .. There would, appear to bo no reason for. apprehending a strike of the \Ve3tport-Btock-:ton'miners jiist yet, .foiy according' to. a teler: ■ gram!;'.received i-frbm ,thq; .Cpast. on Saturday morning, they: are ~" strongly averse io. strife ing." " K" . RISE IN PRICE OF NEWCASTLE. , • (By ToltgraDh—Press Association.) . Christchurch, November 27. ■ Several coaV'merchants met,.this morning,' and:,in . view of the fact that'stocks aro-. be--■ginning;,to run short,' decided to increase the price of NBwcastlo coal by ,Bs. per ton. It is - explained that this;' has been done; with' ; a .view.: to; ; check-orders, with which merchants have;'.been. , rushed. State coal .'will : not ',be affected.. by the increase... :' ; ; ' ,

: EXTRA MINEItS FOR WESTPORT. . ; Daring -, the',' pastweek there . haye been a considerable, number of - miners ppssing through Welliiigtoa>to s join;, the -Westport Coal Com- ; papy's service., On Saturday, morning, tliirty:two men an-ived from Dunedin and Christ-' church by tho Mararoa and wont 011 to Westport by. the Arahura to take' up -work at- the mines..' ; ■/.-.■