LATER PARTICULARS.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 32, 30 August 1890, Page 2

LATER PARTICULARS.

STRIKE BECOMING UNIVERSALWellinoton, August 29. A discussion anent the strike* took place in the House yesterday. Government war urged; to compel Railway Commissioners to remain neutral during the present crisis. The Minister of Justice said he had given instructions for an ample Police force to fee ready to protect labour, whether free or not, in the execution of its duty at Lyttelton, Messrs Stewart and Co., aawmillers* Waddell, McLeod, and Weir, sawmiilera, and all the foundries in Wellington are about to work half tame. This Day. The strike among tbe- seamen and wharf laborers etill continues and it is estimated 400 men are out. The Penguin's cargo is still on board, but the company expect to get her away for th* North this evening. Legal advice is being taken with a view of prosecuting , the crew who left last night without giving notice. The crew of the Wanaka. which arrived from New Plymouth this, morning, are out. None of the officers [ of the Company's -vessels in port havey as yet, given notice. About 800 assembled to watch the arrival of the . Kanen from Blenheim. Precaution was takeu by putting the crew below as the yeasel came alongside, and therefore* there was no demonstratwu. The police I had a chain stretched to stop the progress ( of the mob, but it parted, and the wharf was rushed. The police telephoned for reinforcement, but it is not at all likely there will be any disturbance-. ' At a meeting of the lumpers in the J employ Of the Harbor Board, it war ' decided not to handle any goods from the | Union Company's boats. A mass meet--1 ing|of Unionists takes place on the arrival ' of the Wairarapa. * A deputation from ihe Seamen's Union ' is to wait upon the Colleotor of Customs 1 aud offer a protest to vessels which are ' manned by unalrilled labor beiiog allowed to ; leave the harbor. The owners of the steamer Lawrence, which is at present unj dergoing repairs, expect to have her ready j for sea to-morrow night when she will leave ' for Mohokinui to load coal. She is to be manned by unionists. The owners decided not to assist Union Company in any i way. f t&rmvx. This Day, i The Mayor hag commenced negotiations; . for bringing the strike to a conclusion. Free laborers are in excess of demancL p Blenheim This Day. ( In consequence of the strike there has; , been quite a boom in the local produce I market, and large supplies of grain and fodder are being shipped to Wellington.. Chjsistchuhch, August 29. The officers of the Tekapo, Wairarapa, Beautiful Star, Botorua, and Wakatipu- '■ held a conference, and decided to take no action pending a general conference of officers at Dunedin On the train with free labor arriving at Lyttelton, 60 were admitted to the Tekapo. A detachment of police prevented, the crowd from going on to the steamers. On the wharves an enormous crowd had assembled, but was perfectly orderly. Dunedin, August 29. The wharf labourers to-day struck work in discharging the Te Anau's cargo, although it was understood last evening that all inward cargo would be discharged. Several brass and iron and woodware factories will only work part time next Week. The Union Company are advertising for men to work cargo on the wharves, and guarantee steady employment for six or eight months to good men. The leading merchants to-day decided that owiag to the disturbed state of afiairs. and limited trade, they would give notice to their employees to-morrow that they; would only be required to work half-time. Westport, This Day. The Anchor Line and Union Compaayhave raised the freights to Westport _D per cent. After 2 yesterday two separate gangs, of Railway men refused to load ooal, and consequently were suspended. All. the worksnop hands and permanent way, but five and several othe s, are now out! : The whole of the Railway staff is expected to go out. The train service is entirely suspended since last night. A levy of 10a per man was struck for the support of the lumpers. Auckland, August 29. The railway troffic on Auckland lines continues as usual, bnt tbe men at the Newmarket workshops are workiug only four days per week. It is stated that the food supply at present in the city can hardly last longer than a week. Coal is in brisk demand. 50 girls have been thrown out of work at a shirt factory in the city owing to the strike. The lumpers have ben called out. and the Vaihora is being unloaded by the steamer's crew. , 'London, August 29. It is expected that £10.0W) to £20000» will be cabled to the Australian strikers during the course of the next forisfekt An opinion in prevalent that the time . is at hand when capitalists must choose between the trade unions and civil war. Memoubnb, August 29. The Government intend to call out 200 mounted riflemen in case of emergency. • ™ .hu VfI OCk •^" m i\ t no «" w " -liable ia tbe city. The officers of the company are at the works asaialmc i n making gas. Lyttbltox, ! A_*ust 29. Potatoea and flour have not been affectedly the strike, but keroaene W , rue? *boat 2d,per jaLfcn j _Igar^lgi -A to 408 per ton: * T^s^ m