THE STRIKE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3602, 1 September 1890, Page 2

THE STRIKE.

noqasjnlelboume. STRIKE AID PROM LONDON. .EXCESS OF FREE LABOR. Sydney, August 29. The crews- of ; the ;Tarawcra, Hauroto, Taieri, and Ohau, 'remain on the vessels, and decline' either to leave or to do a hand's turn.: ' ,

The'cooks and stewards of these steamers.haye been subjected-.;to A BO.cieVtbufc thbMdeclirie.tp act sfp out instrUctionslroroothe land Society, .'•',.:"_■; H-\' ' \ J-; ;.;*!": I. '/A,numberof test cases have beeu rastituleMyWseauien against One or two''.'' companies, claiming .'wages .which the'.owners declined ;to-pay wLen.the men struck. ,- '-^■:!'""';^ : , Melbourne, August' 29; j The Government intend to ball out 200 mounted riflemen in : case of emergency. . '

At 7 o'clock to-night no gas was available in this city. The officorsof the company are at the works assisting in making gas, ■ London, August 29. It is expected that £IO,OOO will be cabled to the. Australian strikers during the course of the next fortnight. Great enthusiasm was displayed at a meeting of the riverside workmen. Wr Burns said defeat in Australia meant defeat in England, Sydney, August 30. The Mayor has commenced negotiations for bringing the strike to a conclusion,

" Free labourers" are iaexcess of the demand,

Newcastle, August 30,

The miners are dissatisfied at the action ot the Trades and Labour Council, and they think that since they have been called out they ought to have received better support from the Council, A meeting is to be held to-day to consider the matter, Brisbane, August 30. Affairs in connection with the strike are quiet,

Melbourne, August 80, The city was left without gas last night, the Gas Company being desivous of storing what gas thoy had for to-night, Tho Government have issued a proclamation forbidding unlawful assemblies in the Trades Hall, The .Trades and Labour Council have refused to hold a Conference with the Bhip owners, owing to the latter's stipulation that the officers should withdraw from affiliation. Adelaide, August 30. The Chamber of Commerce has telegraphed to the Sydney, Molboumo and Brisbane Chambers, asking them to take united action in urging the respective Governments to establish Boards of Conciliation, The Sydney Chamber has replied, deprecating any undue haste in the matter.

LATER NEWS. INSPECTION OF VESSELS. COUNCIL FUNDS. THE EAIIjWAY SERVANTS. Wellington, August 80, No vessels are to bo allowed to leave port in future without being; inspected by the diatoms Depart-, i ment,

It is stated, on behalf of the Maritime Council, that they have a sum of £BO,OOO at their disposal with which to carry on the struggle, Quito a sensation was caused ou Saturday by a rumour that tho local butchers were all" coming out," and that the Gear Meat Company's employfa in- tho particular were under notice. There turned out, however, to be nothing iu the rumour. The members of the local branch of the Eailway • Servant's Society have not come to any decision as to what their action is to be in the struggle. A ballot is to be taken on the question, The Society, it seems, cannot be called out unless three-fourths of tbemembers are in favour of it.

> DuNEMN, August 31, . A, complaint has been forwarded to tho Minister of Marine that vessels are leaving several ports named with incompetent crews; The Executive of the Wharf Labourers', Expressmen's and Storemen's Unions haye issued instructions to members not to cart goods of any kind to vessels not employing union labour. Special instructions havo been made about taking any luggage from the U,S,S. Company's offioe, as uV is supposed that a good; deal bjlonghjg to {non-union;:,labour is waiting there! The latest phase of tho boycott occurred when the officers who were staying at Mrs Silk's Leviathan Restaurant, left there because lunch had : been: p'rQvided for free labour discharging the Te Anau, : An effort will be made to-morrow; by, the employment of private drays and volunteer labour, to load the Te Anau, for which vessel a large quantity of grain and grass seed iu awaiting shipment, A number of farmers in the Taieri.whq are interested will 1 supply the drays, and several private merchants will also contribute, Tho vessel, it is said, will be got away to Melbourne during the day, ■, Chrisiohuhch, August 30. It is stated that fresh officers havo been found for IheTakapuua, and that the Union Company expect ■to get officers, for the other boats,.

The ofijeers of the Wakatipp, ! Colao, Tejfapo, Pingadee and Mapuna left theirs vessels at 2 p.m. Tho Union Company .state they can at once fill their places, " A meeting of farmers;, .resolved to supply continuous.labor-While the trouble lasts,

It' is stated that the supply of coal at Heathcote Valley Pumping Station is very small, and that iu consequence the Ly ttelton water supply 'will have to be reduced,

The firemen of the Kaikoura were ordered to shovel coal on the hulks for the Duke ■ of Westminster : on Saturday afternoon. They held a meeting and declined .to ,dg jt, The result was hailed with oheeia by the men on the hulks atid the whirls. . On Saturday night tho Canterbury Trades and Labor ()ounoil passed, a resolution; caJHog on Ufliopli l>

hold v fart to, their" principles in the* present y crisis, v : expressing);' entire confidence in the Maritiofe, OoiTncil, to whom -it promises. moral financial assistance, and stating ;tbat the Council -considers tfeeij matters in dispute' should' be submitted to arbitration. A meeting of Unionists and others is called for Friday night to consider the present difficulty. 'Auckland, August 81. ■The Orowaiti arrived yesterday at Onehunga from Westporfc with coal. 'The seamen struck-work; and after discharging part' of the cargo, the lumpers also went out. One firm in the city imvo offered the Union' Coy the services of 50 men in removing the cargo.'

The Auckland Rowing Club last night resolved to give assistance to the Company in this direction, and over 30 members enrolled them aeves for the purpose. ""■:.'■

Timabu, August 80. • A meeting-of employers was held this morning. Mercantile and milling 6rms and farmers were represented. The meeting passed resolutions declaring that the present strike was ill advised,, and sympathising with;the Union' Company ' in" rtheir -straggle againaUheiyranny of the>.Maritime present, pledged themselves!to inkko' no distinction between and free labour; and'any'intimidation i of froVlabouf;will mean their:dispos? !ng with the Unipn.mon. ■v % ,. v ''■:;;'.'''. . : Esoltemoat'at DuiieaiaWeuingion, Monday, The Waihi and Manawat^were, brought alongside the wharf this mornling, but the Takapuna and Botokino | aro still in the stream. The Waihi had about twenty free laborers on board, and they were discharged, Thatvrssel and the Kanieri have both lam' cargoes of produce from Blenheim The wharf is crowded, but the portion where the Waihi and Kanieri' are lying is barricaded off, These are the only two of the Company's, vessels being unloaded at present.

Later Mr McLean states that the Takapuna will be laid up at Wellington immediately, and the crew transferred to another vessel, the Penguin. There are now ten Union Company's steamers here, nine of which are affected by tho strike. Tbo Eotokiiia, although not affected by the strike, is still out in the stroam. Free laborers are still; working' tho Waihi and the Kanieri, and the latter leaves for Blenheim at two p.m. with cargo. The rest of the Union boats are not being touched. Things oa the wharf are very quiet. Dunudw, Monday. Donald Keid's ordinary bands liavmg refused to convey prdduco to the Te Anau, sent for bis hands from the country. These attempted this .morning to take produce to the wharfs, but after loading up the drags they were set on by a crowd, who emptied the contents of the carts into the street. Then, was muoh excitement in the neighborhood. On Saturday two head lines were wilfully out. Tlie Mantino Council has called out tho draymen and storemen,

GisBORNKj Monday. Both the Waihora and Wairarapa arrived here this morning. No difficulty was oxperioueed in working the onvgoos with non-union men. Auckland, Monday. • The orew of the Australian oame out to-day, the vessel! being discharged by free laborer. Things are quiet

•: ■ Napier, Monday, On the arrival of the Wairarapa men were called out and the vessel was unloaded by free laborers. There are 250 railway employees here, 50 of whom will refuse to come out if ordered.

The butchers held a meeting on Saturday, at which strong language was used in connection with Nelson Bros,, action, and one' speaker swearing not one caroaso of frozen mutton should leave the works. Inyeroarqili,, Monday. The Manapouri, from Melbourne, arrived alongside the Bluff wharf this .morning. The Union Co. took down twenty free labourers, paying. their tram fare and guaranteeing a day's work. Sixteen went over to the labor side, and when the remaining four boarded the sceamer, the seamen struck, and the four were withdrawn. Two thousand saoka of grain are on the wharf lor shipment and fifty tons of Nightcaps coal. At present all work is suspended. To-morrow the prinoipal merchants and blerks;go down to work the cargo.