GAS FOR TEN BAYS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 686, 10 December 1909, Page 7

GAS FOR TEN BAYS

N.S.W. STRIKES. GOVERNMENT CABLES FOR FOREIGN COAL. GAS-WORKERS BACK LUMPERS WITH STRIKE THREAT. ■ (By Tcl«Braph.-Prea« Assodatlon.-CopjrrlshU ' (Rcc. December 10, 0.25 a.m.) Sydney, December D. Tho situation with regard to the .Sydney gas supply has undergone a chnngo, owing to the strike of the .coal lumpers. Tho Gns Company hail secured 3800 tons of coal, whica is lying alongsido their jetties awaiting discharge If they, attempt to employ non-union labour to discharges it, the Gas-workors , Union havo notified that they will go on strike. Tho, Company has on hand only Bufficicnt for. ten days' supply of gas. THE WHARF LABOURERS MAY ALSO COME OUT. GREAT UNREST AMONG THEM. Sydney, December 9. There is much unrest among tho wharf la- ! bourors. i At a meeting last night it was decided to ask all tho wharf labourers who are members of the, naval and; military, forces to resign therefrom. A mass meeting of tho Wharf Labourers' Union is called for Saturday, to consider the members' attitude towards the strike. STATE ORDER FOR 5000 TONS OF COAL.

PROBABLY PROM'JAPAN. (Roc. December 10, 0.25 a.m.) Sydney, December 9. The Acting-Premier, Mr. C. A. Lee, annonnced in tho Assembly that the Government had cabled for a supply of 5000 tons of coal from abroad. lib did not state where it would bo obtained, but the country is supposed to bo Japan. GOVERNMENT'S INVITATION. ADVICE TO SOUTHERN AND WESTERN DISTRICTS. Sydney, December 9. Tho Government's invitation to owners and men to work tho mines has been published. The acting-Premier, Mr. C. A. Lee, expressed a hope that tho pnrtics arc still coming to- , gcthor, and added that, failing this, it would | bo easy to supply the public with coal toi, morrow. He .-understood the Southern and Western miners (who struck in sympathy with the' Northern minors) were willing,'and waiting, to' go to work. They only wanted the consent of the Strike Congress to return. They have no grievances. Iln hoped wiso counsels would prevail in.lhcso districts. SOUTHERN OWNERS READY. (Rec. December 10, ; .0.25 a.m.) Sydney, December 9. Tho Southern mine-owners, in response' to tho Government's imitation, stated that they : will' have their mines ready to work on Mondny morning if tho men caro to return to work. STATE WILL NOT WORK MIMES. BUT, WILL PROTECT THOSE WHO DO. Sydney,; Dccomber: 9. The Lord Mayor, Mv. Allon Taylor, has Bubmitted to the Premier,. Mr. Wade, a scheme of mediation by compulsion. Mr. Wade coulil not teo his way to act upon it, as ho considered

it amounted to nationalisation, 110 declared the Government could not work the mines on trust, but would protect life and property if they were worked by the owners. MR. HUGHES SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT WORKING. SIR. BOWLING ATTACKS Hill'. Sydney, Dccorabcr 9. Mr. W. M. Hushes (spokesman of the Strike Congress) expressed un opinion in faTour of the Government taking over tho mines as a temporary expedient. Ho believed tho men would be willing to avork for. the. Government. lie, at an}', rate, would advise them to do so. Mr. Peter Bowling, minors' loader, addressing a meeting at Wallscnd, declared that Mr. Hughcs's leadership had been a failure. The men had been fooled too long,by talk of mediation, and would liavo to fight or crawl down.

MINERS' MINES. THBEAT TO CLOSE NOT CARRIED OUT. Sydney, December 9. Both tho minors' mines (the : co-operativo collieries, Ebbw Main, and Young Wallsend) continue working, turning out a good supply. The railways are also securing considerable quantities of wasto slack coal from other sources; ' The Union Company is recommissinning tho steamer Paloona. She will be dispatched to Tasmania shortly. A VICTORIAN STATE, COAL-MINE. BILL THROUGH ASSEMBLY. . Melbourne, December 9. Tho Legislative Assembly passed a Bill authorising the establishment of a State coalmine.