To-day's Developments. Hastings.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5965, 18 October 1890, Page 2

To-day's Developments.

Hastings.

.SPECIAL TO PEKSS ASSOCIATION.—COPYBIGHT.I

(Received October 18, 10 a.m.)

London, October 17. It is now proposed to issue bonds for the purpose of raising the £20,000 asked for by the Australian Unions. Burns was sanguine of success prior to the receipt of Mr Champion's cablegram stating that the loan would be useless to avert a collapse o the strike.

[PEE TBESS ASSOCIATION.— COPYEIGHT.]

(Received October 18, 11.30 a.m.)

Sydney, This day. At a meeting of the Marine Officers Association, held in camera to consider the position, it is understood that a resolution to withdraw the delegates from the Labor Defence Committee was negatived, and in. consequence twenty-five members resigned. The meeting arose out of the action of the. officers at Melbourne.

Mklboubne, This day. The Marine Officers Association bave written to the Steamship-Owners Association taking advantage of the offer of the latter body to meet and discuss the reasons why they left their employment. The. Steamship.Owners' Association have replied fixing Monday as the day for the conference.

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_. . . DuNKDur, This day. When giving evidence yesterday before the Judge tho secretary of the Stewards' and Cooks' Union said at tho present rate of disbuursmeute the funds would be exhausted m about three weeks, but plenty more money would come in from the defence fund, and the union would not dissolve as provided by the original rules, for it had been decided to retain £150 as a trustaccount. \

"Wellington, This day. The Petone Woollen Mills are now working almost entirely with wood as fuel, not using mors than tea tone of coal per month.