To-day's Developments.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5944, 24 September 1890, Page 3

To-day's Developments.

sir henry parkes and mr McMillan.

LONG DEBATE ON THE GOVERNMENT'S ACTION.

SUPPOP.TJED BY THE OPPOSITION LEADER.

JFKB PRESS ASSOCIATION.— COPYBIOHT. J

(Received September 24, 11 a.m.) Sydney, This day.

In the House Sir Henry Parkes explained that it was rash and undignified for him to have made the exposition re Mr McMillan in such a public vay. Mr McMillan said the only reason for hie resignation wa? the Premier hud made a statement to the press which ought to bavo boon ma do privately. There was a long clobato on the Government action with regard to the strike. Several members eondomned the special constables being enrolled. Sir Henry Parkt-s said the Government had only done what, was necessary to protect the public, and had domt so unostentatiously and as far as possible refrained from irritating the strikers. Mr Dibbs, loader of the Opposition said tho duty of both sides of th« Houbo was to support the Government in the present industrial crisis, Mkiojournk, This day. A». official return shows there are <M 1 00!) workmen in tho colony, but there is no reliable ii.f.Tiu.ition as to the number of unionists or strikers. [I'ER I'UKSS ASSOCIATION. | Wkllington, This day. Th- man Jorrmd still lingers, but the hospital authorities state there are litilt. hopes of his ultimate recovery. Representatives of the labor party waited on a number of publicans soliciting aid for the Htrik»rs, aiid were fairly succesalul. Tlio Government have received a reply from tho Dunedin Wharf Laborers' Union that they will send two del-gates to the Labor Conference of Dunedm employers to ■consider the question on tedaj. Mr Millar secretary of tho Maritime Council, replies'that as the employers state they have n<. grievance some question should bo set down fur discussi.m before tho conferenoo meets. . . Dujjeiun. I his day. Ten hands have been knocked oil at tho Hillside workshops, and twenty others have rec«v,d notice It is report,,! that thus number includes the union officers, but tnis is incorrect. , The charge siirainst McTvoowu, of provoking a of the p.;:u'e by shouting "Throw him over !" a.i the crowd was following a mm to ihe Tβ Anau yesterday was heard'this morning and dismissed. The Arawa is U-iiig discharged by frco laborers brought from Lytteltou. The man Patrick Long, arrested for -threatening irriovaus bodily harm to the .engineer of tho Tannvora was to-daj -charged at the Magistrates Court with .StoaltnK a revolver and a pan- of treusera, the more serious charge being withdrawn. Accused wa,ac,,uitted Ksii^Th . sday _ A mall gang of free laborers commence »o-k at l/enuwton in a few days Operato at first will bo .vmtinwl to li hug slacK, of which there is a larg, quantity on tho surface. It is generally thought things "tKoiS amount of fines and costs imJedon Fit/simmoue for assault (£!•!) were collected by public subscription. Everything is quiet.