"CARRYING ON"

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3187, 11 September 1917, Page 6

"CARRYING ON"

pits, the- i\ortliuniborland and Northern Extended, have- started working. The Government has notified that no negotiations baaed on any proposition that the Ciovonimcnt should neglect the claims of the loyalist votuntecis could hope to succeed. ■At Melbourne an extonsion ot the striko is threatened, involving- tho whole transportation system.

GREAT ARMY OP VOLUNTEER WORKERS Sydney, August 30. Still they come. There are now nearly 5000 men in tho "loyal labour" camps on the Sydney Cricket Ground and TV ronga Park. With the oxception of about 200 from the metropolis—taxi-driv-ers and others, with special qualifica-tions-for the business in hand—they are all from the country, and from all parts of the country. There is not a district in tho State 1 ' that is unrepresented, and the feeling of the country regarding tho strike is fitly expressed in the words of any man from any town whom you speak to—"More coming, and plenty more ready to s come if required." About 1000. of the men—those who are engaged in work on th& waterside, whether as cranedrivers, wharf labourers, or lorry drivers—are now located at the new camp at Taronga Park, on tho northern side of the harbour, but the Cricket Ground continues to be the main receiving and distributing depot. To run this great camp, with the multitude of detail incidental to it, is not an easy task, and it requires a man with very special qualities. But quiet and smiling .in tho midst of all the bustle and the clamour, Mr. A. K. Tre';howan, M.L.C., gets through his work, and "does his bit" in tho crisis through which the State is passing.

There are now about 1000 men down from the North Coast, including contingents from Lismorei Munvillmnbah, Ballina, Casino, Kyogle, and Coraki. Several are down from Irvinoville, an isolated spot in tho far north. Tho nearest railway on the southern side is at Kyogle. 50 miles away, and on the northern sido at Killarney, on the Queensland border. There is evon a man in. camp who has come down from Queensland. He belongs to Rockhampton, but attended the Brisbane Show recuntly, and decided, as ho had got so far south, to come down a little farther "to join Australia's loyalists." i Three well-known graziers camo down with thirteen others a day or two ago, and just after they arrived a call was made, for volunteers to man a boat for the Solomons. ' .The whole sixteen at once volunteered." "The fact that some of them had never l>een to sea before didn't matter a jot," said Mr. John Cowie, an ex-senior-sergeant of police, who was selected as leader of this tho latest contingent from Invcrcll. Four or fivo young fellows, including several returned soldiers who havo come' down'from tho soldiers' settlement, near Merriwa, returned from Grafton, after firing and trimming on one of the coastal boats. Some of them had never been to sea before. One of them, in fact, had never seen the sea before. But not a grumble was heard from any of

them. "Tho feeling all along the line," said one of the men from Dubbo, "is absolutely solid for tho Government. You can take it from me that whilst this strike goes on tho men will continue to come down." \ A large number of men left for Newcastle last night, principally to act' as horse-drivers.

, SHIPPING

SCENES ON THE WHARVES. Sydney, September 4.. The work at th'e wharves continues brisk. Circular Quay presented an appearance of strenuous activity yesterday. Loyal workers were handling inward and outward cargo expeditiously. Bales of merchandise were trucked in an adept manner. There is some likelihood of manning some of the inter-State boats, so that inter-State trade may bo resumed. The willingness of the different gangs working was shown by one of them going through Saturday afternoon and Sunday without a break, so that cargo might bo loaded into certain boats. Some of tho men have quarters provided them, near their work. They find them pleasant, as well as convenient. In their moments of leisure they can look out on the wido expanse of the harbour front, and view scenes that very few of them have been familiar with.

Coal is being discharged from the colliers that are boing worked by loyalists. Tho Wallarah discharged her cargo, and left again for Catherine Hill Bay last night. Among the departures yesterday was the Kadina for Melbourne, the second inter-Stato cargo boat to leave within a few days. The arrivals included the steamer Belbowrie from Coif's Harbour, the Tambar from the Bellinger, and the, Burringbar from Richmond Eivor. At Dawes Point a five-masted schooner waa loading cargo. At Kerosene Bay two barques are discharging timber. Mail steamers are being dealt with as they arrive. Practical results are being obtained everywhere along' the waterside with the labour available. Transports continue to be loaded and coaled in a satisfactoryvinanner. Salvage operations on the MorindS are proceeding satisfactorily, and the position of the vessel has improved. Cargo was being discharged from one hold yesterday .