STRIKE OFFICIALS ARRESTED

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 257, 6 December 1909, Page 2

STRIKE OFFICIALS ARRESTED

ON A CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY'. HUSTLING AND HOOTING, BUT NO VIOLENCE. By CaUe.—Prets Association.—Cop. right Deceived 5, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, December •}. Seventy pn'ice were sent from Sydney to Newcastle li.st night. Peter Bowling and Brennan (sec.-c-1 taries of the Colliery Employees' Federation) travelled in the same train. A large crowd was at the station to vri Iconic tlw strike seoretaries. Shortly aftti il'eir arrival, the pol'oe arrested Haw 'ivy and Brennan on a I charge of conspiracy. Later Buitib I treasurer of the Amalgamated Co;iishale Workers' Union) was also arretted.

barge crowds followed the arrestus >o Ihe lock i.p. There wa3 eome hn.v • ling and hooi..ig, Out no violence. COMPULSORY WAGES BOARD. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS. Ilweived 5, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, December 4. Justice lliydon lias nominated i!r Forsyth (of the Dudley collier;,), >iprcscnting the owners, ami Mr. Patterson (president oi the Federated Coalshale Workers' Union), representing the miners, with Judge Scheles as chairman, to form a compulsory wages board 'n connection with the strike.

OFFER BY THE P. & 0. CO. Received 5, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, November 4. The Strike Congress has called a special meeting of the Lumpers' Union for Monday to consider an offer from ilio manager uf the P. and 0. Company 10 withdraw the Palermo's crew who aro working the coal if the lumpers re-con-sider their decision and consent to handlo the coal. The strike leaders will explain the position at Monday's meeting. HOME SUPPLIES. London, December 3. The steamer Devonshire is loading 5000 tons of Tyne steamer coal. Half-a-dozcu other steamers are being "fixed" for Australia. LABOR LEADERS AT VARIANOE. REGULATING TIiITpUICE OF COAL.

Sydney, Saturday. Mr. Bowling, secretary of the Coal Miners' Union, informed an interviewer he was not surprised that the coal lumpers refused to handle the Palermo's coal. He <lid not tlunk any sell-re-specting unionist would handle "scab' coal.

When Mr. Hughes heard of Mr. Bowling's statement he 'gave his views to the Press. He declared that Mr. Bow-1 ling's attitude was different from that which he assumed at the strike congress. He said he must decline Lo permit Mr. Bowling or any other man to ruji with the hare and hunt with t.ic hpunds. Mr. Bowling voted for the resolution in favor of coal being handled, and even offered to go to the lumpers and tell them to handle it.

Mr. Wade has issued a statement showing that • the Bellambi Coal Company offered the Railway Commissioners 7000 tons at the price prevailing before the strike, and that the offer has been accepted. The Premier commended this' public-spirited action to other owners, and added that if private owners attempted to exploit the public the Government would stop iu and scenic coal from any source to checkmate any attempt to bleed the community. The electric lighting of Sydney can be maintained until 10th January, hut the gas lighting will cease in eleven days. The municipal authorities arc fitting up lamps to burn kerosene. The Railway Commissioners are fitting up several locomotives to take oil fuel.