VARIOUS CABLED STEMS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 119, 21 May 1907, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLED STEMS.

rrnKss \saori*x!ON.l (Received May 21, 8.32 a.m.) CHARGE* OP A STRIKE PERTH, This Day. At tho Polico Court Mr. Ilolman, M.L.A. (Now South Wales) and two others woro fined on a chargo of instigating tho strike in connection with tho timber trado trouble. Stay of proceedings was granted with a view to an appeal. (At Forth on 26th April, the Registrar of Friondly Societies served a summons upon Mr. Holman, M.L.A., president of tha Timber Relief Committee, and Mr. D. Jonca and Mr. T. Ryan, presidont and secretary respectively of the Sawmillcrs' Union, that between 17th March and 4th April, they "did aid in doing a thing in tho naturo of a strike." This is o violently tho chargo on which tho convictions and fines havo been recorded. Mr. Holman has beon a *ory prominent figure in Labour and Democratic circles in Sydney during recent years. He had so great a sympathy tor tho timber workers or West Australia that ho_took up the position of hon Bee-rotary of their union for the purpose of fighting their cause when they became dissatisfied with tho award of the Arbitration Court. Ho also con ducted the liogotiations for the timber workers with vho employers recently. Last year thero was a ccene in the New South Wales Parliament, as a result of whicli Sir. Holman, member for Cootamundra, challenged Mr. John Norton, number for Surrey Hills, to resign his soat, and with him, Mr. Holman, seek ro-oloction at tho polls. Tho challenge was \cccptod. Mr. Norton lost his soat, but Mr. Holman was rcolectod.) MR. AND MRS. DEAKIN. LONDON, 20th May. Mr. nnd Mrs. Dcnkin havo started foi Paris, to join the Orontcs at Marseilles. A number of Australians fui Dwelled them. UUOKKX HILL. SYDNEY, This Day. The proflto for tho half-year of Block X. Mino, Broken Hill, aro £62,000. AMERICAN TINNED MEAT. NEW YORK, 20th May. Tho loss in exports /of American cannod bcof for the fiscal year is vnlucd at a million sterling.