THE STRIKE RIOTS AT NEW CASTLE.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 222, 20 September 1888, Page 4

THE STRIKE RIOTS AT NEW CASTLE.

It is greatly to be regretted, that the coalminers on strikeat Newcastle should have resorted to ; outrage 'and intimidation; as means of furthering s their cause. Thereis no need for going intb the philosophical question as to whether bludgeons and blows are not quite as rational methods of settling an industrial dispute as and ," lock-outs" are. Force is the principle in "both"cases, bub with an important difierence. Striking against work is perfectly!legal; " striking" others for going to work is disbirictly illegal! The right to work for, a living is a precious liberty which workingv; men' ebduld Ibe the lusb to assail; bub,with a strange perversity, .y6rkinjg^::^nv;aUitbe:-^oHdvoy;erj!haTe;,atp, different times attempted' to destroy .this right by the agency of brute force. The serious disturbance which \iro re; ported yesterday, is not the first that has taken place over the, Newcastle dispute. Other mjsfi baye been molested^ and an attumpt wafl nirtde to destroy one of the coalminea aome time 'ago; Ndr will the skirmish of yesterday be the last affair of the kind, should the struggle be protracted and the strikers become more exasperated at their failure to bring the mine-owners to terys. Viataa of terrible possibilities open up as one contemplates an attempt being I made to introduce; Belgian cir other workers [to take the place of the five /thousand I men oa strike. Would ' not the NewI castle.' miners offer a desperate and: i Organised' resistance to the foreigners ? ! Would they not procure arms and ammuniMon'i and, forming a cordon round the mines, i ■defy anyone to approach them; at their ptril? The oonducb of certain Unionist 'Shearers in an up-country" district of New South Wales lately gives strong ground for the belief that the miners would act as indicated. And then, suppose that the Govornmeht, unable or unwilling to initiate a civil war, should try to starve the miners into "submission, would not the desperate men be likely to resolve upon making a descent on Sydney and looting the provision stores, the gunßniiths' Bhop3, and. the banks ? If they aid so, Pandembnium would bo let loose; the turbulent element in Sydney would join the' forces of the strikers, and internecine after the French model would rage for an indefinite period, accompanied by the concomitant atrocities of such wariare. The Melbourne " larrikins " have; according to a cable despatch published to-day ,>r taken to using revolvers against the police, iihd in Sydney the" hoodlum "tribe; are far more numerous and ferocious than they are in the :.Victorian capital. There can ~be no doubti thorefofe, that there is ground for grave apprehension in the present aspect of the situation.- - , ■■■■■.-■ ; .. . '•'.■■::■■■.■,.:■;:*- A reassuring feature is the .evident firmness of the New Sbuth'Wales Governmeut and the authorities of the law. The Governor has issued a proclamation ■warning the .rioters that , stern;, measures. will/, be adopted if they ' persist:- in! offering violence, :and. ■to back this; up a large force of artillery has,been ■sent to the; scene! of disturbance. Three, of tfie ringleaders in thb late" riot baye been arrested, apparently j without resistance, and there is/room for; hoping tbat the riotersVwilL,be thoroughly cowed by the display of force made against them. Men in hot.blood..may defy a; baton or bayonet charge, but tlioy require to be 6d, the verge of madness before they will face a cannon ../loaded with _ grapeshot. Col; Spaldinglias a Nordenfeldt gun, which he is doubtless: '< quite prepared to use, if neceseary, and: military -men's ? ideas of necessity are sometimes" a -little . strained.; : The promptitude with which the New South Wales Government, have interposed' the military arm for the preservation' of civil order isa further exemplification of what has frequently been/riotedT-thesternly repressive tactics of ;Democrabic Governwhen disorder has tobe quelled., In tbeUnited States, the authorities use firearriis against rioters without1/the- slightest hesitation or: compunction, and the Sydney 'magnates have apparently made jip their minda that no political pandering tbi the "working man vote" eliall deter.them from a farm faithful discharge of their cannon, and at the same time of the duty whiqh they owe to societiy.

■ ■ -. . —i . ~ ■ ~.. -. ■.■ ■: . : The passengers by the }&s. Rotomahana; for Sydney, last evening included 9. number f pf well-known-foifcizena, who are combining a business trip with, a visit' to' ;the Melbourne Exhibition; Amongst them ."were M.OBSi'B A. E.; Devpre (the Mayor),: J. Milne, J, J, Craig, J, Grey, if. Green and others. ' GaptainV v^hithey. was also a pasßenger, boundlor Melbburno on businesß conaected with hie ammunition factory in 1 that city. Mr Henry Lee, arid Dr. Hanriay,' delegfttes from the English Oongregationalistß to the churches ef thab eeot in; the colonies, lefb for a \Mb to the Australian;ohurbhoa, and amongs^ the through passengers from Wellington "Vere Mpl Bdnary M,L.0., of Westland,and Mr Boetham, M.H.R., of Wai-i XSXW& ,;-;:•■"■'■;■,•-:■ ,"■■■-■ v; !■- ',^i: •;;:,/■'■ - 7" ■■ I •

The « PaU Mall Qazetts " of Aucjusb 9th announced that the Oceanic Steamsnip Lino between San Francisco and Auckland will be withdrawn in November, oa the ©xph'altion of tKer existing mail contracts, tW service not having proved to b© eeif-sup. porting. This is another instance proving how ill-informed the London press are upon Australasian questions. Ib is said that Mr Ruaderi, in his new edition of th* '.' 'History of New Zealand," admita that ha has been mißinformo9j insomuch as no "women " were cut down ab Kai Iwi on the ocoaeion referred to. aHe offers no apology for his previous misstatement, and, indeed, asserts that it was made strictly in aoobrdance with information in his hand, the authority for which was Dr. Featherston'e. He sfcill adheres to the statement that in that affair sixty - fix troopers made ah attack on twelve little children, of whom eight were killed by sabre cuts ; in support; of which assertion he quotes an account rendered by. Uru'.TeAngina, a Maori ohief who 'was present at and witnessed the occurrence.' Mr Rusden in. making this general assertion; is seeking satisfaction with safety.- 'It is made with impunity, beciiiisenopersons are particularised. ' . ■•' ■ '.- '■.'■-- "-■" ;V '■■ ■'\--\ V■ ■ ' •At;"Dunedin yesterday a deputation waited on the Minister of Justice to urge that tho Normal Schools site, which sis; found unsuitable, as there is no playground and the childreji are forced into the street, should be exchanged for the purpose of police; offices and courts. Mr Fergus said he had looked into the matter, and found: the site wast unsuitable for the purpose, and he could hold but no hope of an exchange. ' : ' ', Miss Stephenßon,' the well-known amateur soprano vocalist, was • a pasßenger by the s.s. J&otomaharia yeiiterday for Sydney. We understand it is her intention to pro-! ceed 'direict to Italy to completei her musical tuition. Accompanying her is Mr T. F. Sheahan, who also goes with the same end in view. We Wish'bpth these young Aucklanders every success. ( A! much-needed innoyafcion. throughout New Zealand,, and 'especially in scattered', districts far removed from the large marts and .centres of population, is r.--a^ medium whereby settlers may exchange or sell certain articles of general Ihousenold requirements for others, perhaps more needed yet of equal marketable value. Acceding to a general request from a large constituency of town and country readers, the proprietor of the "New Zealand Family -*Friend" announces in the .present issue-. that' on 'and after 20th ■ October will' appear weekly a "Sale and Exchange Column," devoted to the display Of requiremisrits in both these departments, and we have pleasure, therefore, ■-■[■ in directing ■ attentioii fed. several specimen: advertisements in the present number, together: iwitli the method of replying thereto; also tii the rules which have been laid down fdcfgeneral'guidance. The fees for insertion being merely nominal, little doubt remains bub that this latest novelty for the MNevi; Zealand Family Friend " will prove a decided boon. Says the " Bay of Plenty Times" of Monday last: — " The Rev: Father! Mahoney, one of our oldest residents, leaves for Auckland next Wednesday, having been appointed by Bishop Luck as yicarGeneraf of the Diocjise 6f Aucklandi Father Mahoney arrived'|here on the. Ist of January, 1876 i. Dviringj this^^^^time^he has, by wonderful perseverajiice, been enabled to collect sufficient funds \ to build a handsome, ! church, which lie leaves free of debt. During his 12 years' residence in the district, he has gained the respect of all classes and denomination^ of the community: and much regret will be felt when "it ;ia known that he is leaving. We must congratulate Him upon his ald van cc m ent,' an d hope he will live many years to enjoy his increased emolument. Father Mahoney informs us that it is very likely that Father Costelio will be sent to take charge oL the district. Father Mahotiey think 3 that Tauranga, with its fine clicuate, ought, to bo made the Sanatorium! for the Catholic priesthood." -, ' The benefits of a public library are keenly appreciated by the citizens of Auckland. In order that visitors might!; quench .their thirst;I'a filter and half a ddzeh; glasses were provided; but one by one''the glasses have disappeared ; and now, some person—wishing no doubt to possess a| souvenir of his visit .to thd ■ Library>r-hasiiitaKen: a^Vaythe tap of the filter.... If he' will- kindly call again .perhaps the To waCJlerk,would give him the filter itself. :■■;■■■■ ,■..'.-.■:-.,, At the sugKCstion of Mt A..Dillon Bell, the roprcyentative of New Zealand at the Intercolonial Rabbit Conference, ferrets, stoats, and weasels, which are largely employed in New Zealand to keep down the rabbits, have been ■■added; to; the list of animals upon which eiperiinent3 are to bo made with the 1, iPasteur as a means of getting rid of rabbits.! A shipment of ferrets from JSfew'Zealarid to Sydney has been senb to the experimental dep6t, ;.";; !■ 'V ' ■''' ', X>. ..:■■'■ ' ■:: Porcistent claimants for Government favours in New Zealand have the reputa," tion of being complete pests; to Mittisters and officials by their earwigging and frequent abuse, but they have not reached such a low level"as people of,the same class in Sydney.! On the sth of September, at ■the" Water Police Court,. Sydney," a'young man named Timothy Breen vpas 'committed for trial on a charge^of. attempting:to bribe Sir Henry Parkes. ■'~, On the )\ previous day Breen ' waited upon the' Premier at his office.and through the messenger, hahded. him a' letter, stating that he (Breen) had been employed as clerk by Moore and Co., of Sydney, but as that firm w ere giving up I Susinesa^^hewasdesirous of obteiningemploymentasaclerkintheLandsDepartment. Enclosed with tho letter were 10 £) notes, which he begged Sir H. Parkea to accept. The Premier, at once despatched; a messenger for the police, and on the arrival!of the acting Inspector of. Police and & detective prisoner was: at once given into dustbdy, and the money handed over lio the. police. Sir' Henry* Parkes with othersi'pave evidence to the''above effect. pleaded ignbr-^ anco of doing any wrong* and said ho did not think* he would be able tojgeti an interview with the Premier without ofFering him money. His late employers J?ave him an .excellent character. Bail was allowed in £100 and two sureties of £50. ' , j1 At the half-yearly meeting of the JDrnids, held in Melbourne on September, 4th, the sum of twenty guineas was voted*to 'the. public hospitals in Auckland,!: Wellington, Christcburch and Dunedin, fi vje guineas 'j to each hospital.. /;:,•:. : ...i i .! A meeting1 of the Onehun^a shareholders I in the North' New Zealand ~!W|oollen Com-,, pany will «d^ held in;^h^'■back-room 6f*tlie Public;-Hall; -this; evening (Thursday);!aV eight O'clock, fro consult with to the proposed winding up Of th?;, Company, and to consider the advisability of arranging'to keep the'; business :!ib the. hands of the -present shareholders. «j?he meeting is convened -by three- leadingj|' townsmen, Messrs Ji M cln tyre, James Rqbbjjmd WilUam Morton, and there'is; no doubt the sympathy of,. the public is with them in their laudable efforts to save an industry that ia such an, acquisition to the town and boon bo the working classes. .-. ■ The Invercargill waterworks were formally opened yesterday! by;ibhe'rMayor, Mr A. Tapper, who started the pumping. The engines are riot yet completed j but the water, will nevertheless from ..this date be at the. service of the hbusenoldei«. -Messrs Anderson and Morrison, who laid the pipes throughout the town, presented tho Mayor with a gold turncock key in remembrance of the event. The'completioia of these works Bhould do much to seeuro Inveroarcargill against a-repetition of thoso tiestruotiye fires lor whioh it his anunehviablo notoriety.

j»J«e to judge of ft?3SjjS;jsß and ■V^t^i|^B County contain^ J^. **■ gold m lßeS| has b"fel« garded as n Piakn r Ot finm X tho latter & C»v .P^BM come and i3du ßt <-nTjhlcb4M Mr Meadows, the LodZ*** of a large produce firm 0B MM land, was lately intha w^fcß other things he told 2/» Zealand butter had been ll?B and manipulated *nt.'djM la rofitaiTh ni Wh "° *?*■ da° 7n CartS?^ Hge bf hCjB into a store in WellingSj &M greasy dirty stuff wh& J^M was Wairarapa butter l'*ffi?>B said the seller. ■■ pU ■&/!*•■ it," said the visitor '»YiJ-^lB was the reply. The lo■ w & t^lfl to tho Wairarapa, workwU^M again to Wellington, iind ««*'*■ purchaser got 7d alb jo-it^SSH ton ''Press" theroupohaddr ■wB to mind an incident rUtfedJiTteM Some Wellington basin «u \£M West-port when the dijtglo«yH sell at any liar price, co it wi^il^^B send it to England. AndtaSM came back apain and was MM S^B ton as Iriah bacon «tthethtnt»sß lately made a tour of tho&iffM stance of the Government,' Ui feifl report on dairy factorieiiij (J^B AniODgetthecaustcoffinilciiljLßl 6ufficiencyofcapit)il!vttheaHßaSH buildings, and want of nftoJ^H principal drawbacks to tie pak^M of the establishments arainojO milk supplies, many; of tbe i^S ferring to make butter on theirtSi^B as the season a'dvauees and pntJfl insufficieot attention given W.«H to the cleanliness of utcnsili u9 on co-operative pr''vipleW;:ltl|^B recommends the Go-.>'rpiiiMJE(jj9 railway rates .on tbu -prodw^M concussion .of the Boine.-.; Jn' §1 j dross, the 6avagen.thuß.-for tw^JM President, Sir; Fredericki^^j^H dS^thrmS^^pjj j a man named; Thiiodo e|j»j WM tho certificate gave \vWj!?& was stag^^2?Sp SSnt.|S^W auiied medical •treat-oent,.:^. Sic Benevolent Trust^^J into tho Hpepitali mission, and be vwttte 6^ Institution. 16 .^"fSfli natter before the Chanu^^ Georgio Sraithson's C^^/i'iiiii Hall on Saturday mgM;.H^M| and attractive nature, "i^,,^ suit every twjfc^ -MvOgi Pleasures Circlo . "'-Tl', ballads, and the"Ma?l°S« entirety will forfflona of [gfcM performance. BdffJffijjW&jj «fl his second appc«»n!»£fs &M a ndoneo£tho^«i|B will bo "The C^ nm).S&|S*H j all not be dJMPJ# aj&&H« main at the City. WW*£« tho most amusipßcM^-^sij™ gon will also■■^* r5 t Sf ■JttM'jH Don'rShe'Ma^'Jg^M j by her in other _f^f.^..^m The Naval irtil'erjr .^j.-jj^B vertisement for • pir«a» ) .■ .^ >M to-morrow evening ; »^ toM^M evening will be prppW tj U»«B F^Sfortl^K^^l will have proved !»??{■ that the ■■mw^&sß&Xm oflicorcommandin^^i^B Attention is ?» w!^fsjffijM tho second evening which takes Pla"j; p TS:iJB the CbxtoW-Ug^wSßM direction of Mr MSfiJHB meetings are'«M| ceive instroetion.^.^gJ^M ing of theee.popn.wr'J.inpp^™ 1 charge of Bixp^/Hptii™ i Smith ™*pwty{W*sM Wiallotoffofe?M» mndo clothinC; W^WM every deeoriplioc i »^ o,§ fl i for o«h onl^-^AB'* 1 , »

P* \k%* ■ .i blowing notice ! SSSsss-SJ , m**f»* gsfc. Andrew's, Ball, Hill I *-"'« X's=b»o!U tcTto held i &ffW*S^