THE LATEST.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 5 September 1890, Page 2

THE LATEST.

No hows has yet como to hand re actitci of the Railway emp'oyees b>t in tho event of the railway men coni'u,' out, provision has been made by the postal authorities for the c -nveya'ice of mails by co>cli. One stable proprietor in Wa-iganui ha-* received in tractions to get ready t ■> ca ry the mails between Hawera and Palmer ton North. All th« storeu^n employed by tbo Wellington merchants h\>ve gone out. The Stewardesses in the Union company's boats have been called out. The N. Z. Times says— The Railway Commissioners are said to be we'l prepared for a general strike, and have so laid their plans that tli«\y cannot bo taken by surprise. Io the event of ah the emp'oyees going out, the services will probably bo at o'ice reduced as far as possible com paiib'e with public convenience, and on that basis the lines could be kept open for a considerable time. It is said also that the Commissioners wili take a wry determined stand with th^ir empioyces. It won d not be altogether a surpriso to see them at once offer t,he men a short period — say 12 or 14 hours — in which to do" cide whether they will re-enter tho service or leave it for evi-r. Tho merchants are easily fiUing th''ir storemau's places with free labour. Tlip i-iulvs of the strikers were increased yesterday by the wharf carters and expressmen, who ha^e decided not to do any more ca-tinor until tho strike is ended. Eirlv in the day the men withdrew their vehicles fr >m the sands and what little traffic th ■> c was, was carried on by noirUnion st-i nud volunteers. Mr Curti--, the well-known carrier, as 1 sisted i-y his sons, were engaged during the afternoon in conveying a quantity of sugar from the Southern rross which was the on y vessel discharging at the wharf, to Messrs Turn nil and Co 's warehouse. Private cu-ts ;md drays, driven l'_v clerks and others, were used for the conveyance of in other parts of the city. The news from Australia is had. The Unionists a', c proceeding from abstention to vio'ence. It is stated that something approaching a riot occurred at Sydney yesterday, mid the free labour bureau was rushed and wvclcd Ono man was so bad y injured that he had to be removed to the ho c p;tal. Three hundred special constable-' wer > sworn in to-day. Two of th >se taking part iv last night's disturbances have been sen scilced to seven diyj' imprisonment, and another. to three months. A great niimbiii 1 of free labourers did not appear at tho'i 1 work owing, it is alleged, to the fe a* of maltreatment. During- the last few days a large number of rev<dwr.s have been old, and ono firm alone state that they have disi'O-ed of 700. Large forces ol irounted infantr and tro pr-is are massing in the city from the C'linhy districts to reinfoive the local men in maintaining ord r. Another huge demonstration of tho^e <>n strile wi 1 takepbee on Satiiivlay, when it is estimated ful y 15,000 will parade the principal streets