THE LONDON STRIKES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9467, 11 September 1889, Page 5

THE LONDON STRIKES.

PUBLIC OPINION AGAINST THE MEN. PICKETS BLINDED. THE AID FPtOM AUSTPvALIA. Press Association.—Electric Telegraph.—Copyright, London, September 9. Public opinion is incensed at the leaders of the strikers refusing theterais of Lord Mayor Whitehead, Cardinal Manning, and Bishop Temple. Burns persists in denying that he accepted the compromise, but Lord Mayor Whitehead and the reverend gentlemen associated with him declare to the contrary.

Several of the strikers' pickets have been totally blinded by quicklime thrown by a man who was wishing to obtain work. Fifty wharfingers have granted the men's terms. The merchants of Mark Lane have petitioned the Government to suppress the practice of picketing. The dock companies declare that the workmen of the East End of London are under a reign of terror. London, September 10. Thirty wharf owners have conceded the men's demands. The Press comment on the splendid donations from Australia in aid of the strikers, contrasted with the empty motions of sympathy from America. Received September 11, 1.30 a.m. The dock companies assert they have reached the limit of concession, which they calculate will cost them £70,000 per annum. City men assert that extra expense will not be more than £20,000. Negotiations with ship-owners are suspended until the Lord Mayor has completed his work of mediation. Burns says the support of the Australian colonies ha,s proved the backbone of the strike. Mklbouhne, September 10. The strike fund has reached £9300.