TRADES AND LABOR

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3598, 27 August 1890, Page 2

TRADES AND LABOR

Eaployors QoaM&O' I&toroolonial Trafflo Suspudei* Loudon, August Si?; i A mass meeting on Tatar Hill passed a resolution of sympathy with the Australian strikers. John Burns ridiculed the Shipowners' Union which has just been formed in the United Kingdom. New York, August 25. The Supreme Counoil of railway employees in .the UnitefcStftfes debated the position for twelve.hefurs and adjourned till Monday. It. is improbable they will order a general grilse, fublic opinion sapports the Seatalß&ilway ■

SroNEY, August 25. ' The seamen, firemen and. trimmer of ; the' Union . Company's; .yessols Tarawera and Taieri refused duty " to-day, notwithstanding that Dunedin ; Is their port of.disoharge, Both steorhers still have a large quantfe* of cargo on board. . : "r "

August 26."' ■;, There is no material change in strike matters.. The Shearers' Union has forwarded its first instalment of £IO,OOO to, assistthestrikers.: ..-'.■ Tho Steamship. Conference lias • deoided to ask the press to cease using : the offensive term "biaokleg."' They propose that suoh' labor should be referred to as''free labor." '■■" ■ Meetings held this week •' in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide of employers ■'■. of all kinds of labor. . £ '' It is estimated that .if accumulated demands made against the shipping industry were conceded they would mean a,yearly morease in exponsea of £200,000. - •

• The Mariposa managed to finish discharging by means of free labor.. Southern colleries refuse to' supply' coal to steamers running against the Steamship Association,-and' the Newcastle mines are.likely.to do the • same. One result of the. at Albury, has been to bring about* better,; understanding between the Intercolonial Companies in- regard 1o carrying on the present ruinous competition. It 5 , is oxpeoted that in

insequenee a considerable amount of

tonnage will,be laid up, the effect of "which will be to throw a large number of men out of employment. Tho' Coal Union, have notified that after the present dispute is settled revised rules will dome into operation, . :: /

Despite all difficulties the P. and 0. Company's mail steamer got away up, tolime. " .", : . Wk

A large meeting of warehousemen passed a resolution of sympathy with the .shipowners, and promised practical assistance, Eight hundred employes in the soft goods trade have volunteered to discharge and load vessels in whioh the warehousemen are interested,,

Bbibbane, August 25. A number of assaults have been committed by unionists on those who bavo incurred their displeasure. Howard Smith's wharf was taken possession of to ; day by the unionists, who prevented "free" laborers teaolJk- / ing it, :■■.;. \ ■ \

In conseqnenoe'ofjhe attitude of the strikers a number of speoial constables have been Bworo in, ■.August 26. There is a good dealof exoitement over the labor.diffloalty.at Root hampton, where the public sympathy is against the strikers, |nd the shopkeepers have refused to give credit to the latter. ' ' Volunteers are rapidly discharging the vessels. ' ,

Melbourne, August 26, Tko uuionists assaulted a party free laborers, wlio had to seek refago at' a police station.