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. « STRIKE IX N.Z. ALLIANCE OF LABOUR ACTS ' JEN ACCEPT RECOMMENDATIONS. (rSESS ASSOCIATION TELEGEAiI.) WELLINGTON, October 28. On Friday last the overseas seamen agr eed to hand over their dispute to the AHifi ncC of Labour. The Alliance immediately communicated with the ; overseas shipping companies' rcprescn- • Natives and requested that a conference be held with a view to considering '■■ , raV s and means by which flic dispute tou'ld bo adjusted and the trouble terminated. X replv was received from the overseas shipping companies' representatives stating that they had already decided the terms of settlement at the conference convened by the Prime Minister, ana that no good purpose would be served by a conference with lite Alliance of Labour. The question was considered by a meeting of the National Council of the Alliance of Labour yesterday morning, and it was decided that in view cf the present position of the dispute they would advise the overseas seamen to return to their ships. This was placed before a meeting of the neamen yesterday afternoon, and tho raco&mcndaticns cf the Council were agreed to. The recommendations of the Alliance of' Labour are being telegraphed to the dther ports of the Dominion, and. in the meantime, negotiations are in progress in regard to the returning of the men to their ships. POLICE DISPERSE MOB. TROUBLE WITH SYDNEY STRIKERS. ATTACK ON STEAMER SOMERSET (WSTItALIAS AJTD K.Z. CA91.1 ASSOCIATION.) • SYDNEY, October 2S. Following on the arrest cf a strikers' picket for stoning two seamen, who were returning to their ship late, at ttlpht, the police wore stoned by other pickets. Subsequently, over 300 etriUe.Crs assembled, and marched to Circular Quay. All the police in the city irert were hurried to the scene in They met and dispersed " the s&ikers. Fire arrests were made. Details have been received of an attack oh the steamer Somerset at Torrßsruloiiy. strikers who endeavoured for tiro.'days to damage the vessel tdriandy. When an attempt was made tb'gtt tho vessel, which is an oil burk 'ner, from tho wharf, tho pilot and j. 'ttig hands refused to handle her. A i Urge number of strikers then attacked I' tho ship, and bombarded her with ' Itimps of coal. They also threatened to burn tho Teasel. Later, r-party of strikers in a rowing-hoot attempted to dWolo tho ship's, propellers and rud<k>r, but were prevented by the arrival of tho police. Vessels Dispatched. Owing to the steps taken quietly in Sydney more than » week ago by the .shipowners, perishable cargo on more than one steamer held up in North Queensland will h© preserved. Tho collier CorrimaJ cleared several days ago for Now Caledonia with a full cargo of coal, but on leaving Sydney 1 she Wiled north. She will coal tho stecmer Paparda off Townsville and then return to coal tho steamer Port Hardy off Bowen. ;, Although tier© is no sign of ending the strike, the position in Sydney is steadily improving, and shipowners are gradually regaiffog sufficient command of the situation to dispatch vessels. kwti night the steamer Cliristiansborg silled for the south seas manned by. »■ full crew. The watersiders continue to work all vessels. Aak No Questions. Questioned in. tlie Assembly whether ho would bring pressure, on the Lum- »!■»' Union to coal idie ships ami whether, as the primary producers were PMpared to do the work, ho would see that ample protection wag aft'ordod jjem, the Premier (Mr Lang) replied that the matter was receiving attention. Nothing helpful could be gained oy asking questions at this juncture. ! : . l CONTRACTS PREJUDICED. HOLD-UP OF AUSTRALIAN MEAT. *| - 'deceived October 28th, 11.20 p.m.) j BRISBANE, October 28. Following interviews with the Union lifers by Mr Theodore at Gladstone, and the Premier at Brisbane, it is £ntttip&ted that the coaling of the Mahia ♦ill he done by unionists, and the threatened serious trouble' between them and the farmers overcome. Mr Bruce telegraphed the Premier, that Sir Joseph Cook reported «»t represenuttives of tho War Office *"d of the contractors, saw h'm and tt * Queensland Agent-General, and <*>«aplained 'that some of the held-up fceat was part of the British Government contract. Sir Joseph Cook added that such action would prejudice the now pending, and Argentine secure it if something were not tone to end the hold-up. «r Bruce added that the GovermenC ;f«garded tho matter as of .the utmost ,«aportanco to Australia. He asked the '"efdier to do all possible to get tho ***t dispatched. »Mr McCormack, in reply, sa>d that W would be glad if Mr Bruce would what the Government could do $w more than the Commonwealth J ||!%>rjties to end the trouble created |&3?v£ c str ike of British seamen.