LABOUR, ETC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2399, 15 September 1892, Page 1

LABOUR, ETC.

London, Sept. 10. In the event of a maritime strike in Australia, the British Seamen’s Union would be unable to render any financial aasistance. Sept. 11. The Econmist thinks that the sympathy shown for the Broken Hill strikers by one or two colonial Ministers suggests that labor troubles in Australia will easily be resumed. The Trades Congress demand the contraction of sanitary dwellings by the State, let at low rents, and the restriction of foreign labor. Sept. 12. The Trades Union Congress sitting at Glasgow' have resolved in favor of bills providing for the inspection of machinery at docks with a view of avoiding accidents; that tramways should be under municipal control,and, as the only solution of long hours, the nationalisation of minerals. Sept. 12. As an instance of the condition of domestic workshops it was stated at the Trades Union Congress that two months ago clothes were made for the Duke of York by tailoresses in a fever-stricken house with a child lying bad next door. Three thousand hands employed on naval construction and armaments at Barrow-in-Furness have struck against a reduction of 5 per cent. Ottawa, Sept. 11. The Canadian Trades Unions demand the abolition of assisted immigration. Sydney, Sept. 12. A further detachment of police has been sent to Broken Hill. A unionist has been arrested who was discovered drilling a hundred men in the vicinity of the Proprietary mine. In one of the Broken Hill churches yesterday the choir declined to sing in company with two members who had resumed work in the mines. Sept. 13. One of the constables injured on Saturday at Broken Hill is in critical condition, suffering from concussion of the brain. Adelaide, Sept. 12. The Government of New South Wales have requested the Government of South Australia to facilitate the movements of the police sent to Broken Hill. The Ministry, hoivever, decided on the adoption of what is called a policy of neutrality. Probably this act of discourtesy towards a friendly Government will be ventilated in the Assembly. The contractor Baxter is unable to obtain men at Broken Hill, and has gone to Melbourne to bring up his own men. Wellington, Sept. 12. Last week the Labour Bureau secured w r ork for thirty-two men, the majority being bush hands. The men hail from all parts of the colony. Today the bureau sent thirty-five men to Mr Donnelly’s station in Napier. Dunedin, Sept. 13.

At a meeting of the Bootmakers' Union, after the proposed amendments in the statement were considered, resolutions were carried disapproving of a compassionate allowance to Lady Atkinson or any other person, seeing that there arc so many unemployed in the country, disapproving of the action of Sir George Grey in obstructing the measures of a Liberal Government, and approving of the Shop Hours Bill.