THE AUSTRALIAN COAL STRIKE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 252, 30 November 1909, Page 2

THE AUSTRALIAN COAL STRIKE

EFFORTS AX ilKlii-.iiv..

VOTE FOR A GENERAL STRIIeLK LOST. >y Cable.—Pre* Association.—Oopyrtgnl Sydney, November M. Through the medium of Dr. Nasli, member of the Legislative Council, he northern colliery proprietors to-<Uy neet Mr. Rowling, secretary of the mion. The mediator is also trying to ling the southern proprietors and men ogetucr. ilie Parliamentary Labor Party holds : caucus to-morrow to consider the geniral position. Arrangements have been made for tlw Ebhw Main mine to commence working to-day under Mr. Rowling's scheme. A cable has been received from thi English Miners' Federation in answer to the appeal of the strike congress lor funds, stating that the appeal will be considered at .the next meeting. The tram and train service today are reduced by about one-third. Eight of the North CoasL Company's steamers are laid up. The Sydney Morning Herald is responsible for the statement that the strike congress on Friday took a vote on the question of calling a general strike, and the vote was lost. CO OPERATIVE SCHEME STARTED. NO RAILWAY HAULAGE. BRINGING THE PARTIF.S TOGETHER A MAYOR'S SCHEME. Received 20, 10.5 p.m. Sydney, November 29. The Ebhw Main colliery commenced working 'to-day. When requested to haul coal the Railway Department declined. The requests of other shipping agents' -were similarly treated. Xegoilations with the Chief Railway Commissioner are In progress. The Colonial Sugar Company's steamer Fiona, with a cargo of 0000 teat of coal, recalled from Fiji, returned to Sydney to-day. The coal will be used for s the company's works at Pynnont. The Mayor of Newcastle has communicated' with the chairman of the northern proprietors and Mr. Hughes urging them '.o confer with a view to a settlement, mggeating as a possible basis an agreement, and in view rf the dire distre.-s and proximity to Christmas that the men resume work upon the making of certain concessions, pending a finding mutually approved by the Court of Arbitration. The Mayor expresses the belief that the miners as a whole arc anxious for a peaceful settlement, and suggests that certain concisions having been made to the minora they pledge themselves to work for a definite period without the strike. PROGRESS OF EVENTS.

Received November JiO. 1 am.

Sydney, bist Night

The strike congress considered th« suggestion of the Mayor of Newcastle, and empowered Mr. Hughes to confer with Mr. Learmonth, chairman of Ue Northern Proprietors' Association. Judging by to-day's .development* the ellc< .-Is of Dr. Nash's mediation are prooablv overestimated. Dr. Nnsh states' that he'conferred with Mr. IVlcr Bowling several times, ■ and hoped Momctliing would be arranged to bring ihe present lamentable condition uf ollairs to » termination, but he knew nothing about Mr. Bowling's meeting the proprietor! fo-diiy. The strike congress and Mr. Leiiiiiionth also profess uo knowledge. Mr. Bowling suw one of the leading proprietors at Newcastle to-day, ami subsequently stated that the interlvew had reference to tt complaint "of some employer* that the Employees' Federation had broken its compact in calling out the engineers.