AUSTRALIAN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6413, 25 March 1892, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

(FEE PBKBS ASSOCIATION.—COFXBIOHT.]

THE NEW SOUTH WALES

SHEABERS,

EXTRAORDINARY STATEMENT.

STRUCK GOLD,

GOING TO TAKE IT BY FORCE

"HIGH FALUTIN," LANGUAGE.

NEWCASTLE COAL TRUST,

(Received March 25, 11.35 a.m.)

Stdnby, This day.

Mr Twomev, secretary of the local branch of the Shearers' Union, has made some extraordinary remarks before a meeting of the Trades and Labor Council. He stated that in the Young district some labor troubles had recently occurred, and the men had formed themselves Into prospecting parties and had struck good gold on private property. They intend, he mentioned, to organise a new union, and form parties of three or four thousand strong, and simply take the gold; also that it waß the shearers determination that they might as well be well ied in gaol as starved outside. They were determined to have the gold, and if they could not get it by fair means, they would seize it. Adviceß from Tonga announce that ■portions of the missing schooner Uvea whioh left Samoa for Zimros on Julk 25th lave beou found

Newcastle, This day

The coal trust propose to build large cargo steamers and keep coal constantly rouring into such markets aB 'Frisco, San Diego, Valparaiso, Hong Kong, Caloutta, and Ceylon.