THIS AFTERNOON'S TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 43, 25 September 1890, Page 2

THIS AFTERNOON'S TELEGRAMS.

STRIKE STILL CONTINUES; Mklbovbnb, September 24. Owing to the dearness of ooal the priee of gas has risen. The Legislative Council passed a resolution expressing an opinion that there is argent necessity for the speedy settlement of the labor dispute. Stbhbx, September 24. Rapid progress is being made, with they carting of wool down to the ships and there have been no further disturbances. This Day. Only a portion of the shearers are out/ and it is expected many will refuse toy leave, their work. On the motion of the adjournment of the House the labor dispute was again considered. Several discreditable scene* occurred and the debate resolved itself into a series of personalities. Sir Henry : Parkes denied the statement of the London Star that he was a Chartißt. . The Trade Unionist's trolly and draymen have relaxed boycotting to the extent of permitting the parcel delivery men to return to their work. . The Labor Conference has written tpthe Employers Association making one more effort to obtain a conference,- .and • intimate if it is not granted within a day or so the conference will disperse. The stage bands of the Sydney and Melbourne theatres haye formed a union! and affiliated with the Trades Hall. Bbisbanb, This Day. The Central Queensland carriers hayei refused to strike. LoNDoK r September 25. The Shipping Federation is prepared to prevent the blocking of Australian ships. John Burns says the sooner the struggle with the combined masters begins the better for tbe men. The London Trades Council have issued a manifesto declaring the failure of the strike in Australia will be the herftld of disaster at Home. The Yorkshire miners vote for Australia. : Adelaide, This Day. ' All the stevedores at Port Adelaide have ceased work, and this has the effect of blocking all vessels. ' ■ . . The Trades Council has notified the Mayor they are willing to submit the present dispute to. arbitration. Wrxmngton, This Day. , Work at the wharves is proceeding quietly, and very few strikers are about* It is expected the Bayley will get away for Napier this afternoon. The Wareatea, which was one of the first steamer* affected by the strike at the port, was brought alongside the wharf to-day and is discharging her cargo of Waikato coal. Four of the city ooal dealers and the Petone woolen mills resume operations to-morrow. The Government have received a number of replies from the labor parties intimating an intension of being represented at the Labor Conference. So far the Union Company is the only one on the employers side which has consented to be present. The Maritime Council has' wired to the Government that it is useless -any. one attending the Conference unless all the Shipping and Coal Mining Companies are represented. Chbistohubch, This Day.* Other merchants besides Edwards, Bennett, and Co., have withdrawn from the agreement with the grocers which is praohoaliy at an end.