LUMPERS WILL STRIKE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6996, 9 December 1909, Page 7

LUMPERS WILL STRIKE

GOAL CRISIS CONTINUES STATE WILL NOT PERMIT BUSINESS PARALYSIS. PROTECTING PUBLIC NEEDS. By Telegraph—Presa Association— Copyright (Received December 9, 0.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, December 8. Tho Coal Lumpers' Union has decided to strike in sympathy with the miners at Newcastle. GOYERNMENT INTENTIONS SUBJECTED TO CRITICISM IN THE HOUSE. SYDNEY, December 8. The Legislative Assembly is sitting continuously on the Estimates, and ithe time is largely taken, up with attacks ,on tho Government over the strike. Several disorderly scenes have occurred. One Labour member accused • the Government of a deliberate attempt to create insurrection by sanding a large force of police to Newcastle. The Chief Secretary, Mr W. H. Wood, replied that the whole action of tho Government had been one of tolerance, foi-bearanoe, and continual effort to influence both parties to bring 'about a settlement. For this purpose it was giving the' fullest and freest opportunity to get coal wanted for the public. The Government was not going to allow industrial paralysis to overtake the State, and it. would, if. necessary, get coal from abroad, (though preferring to ? give , every chance to get it locally. If the Government protected the'mines it would hot allow the owners to sell the coal to the public at famine prices.

CO-OPEKATT7E MINES WILL STOP WORK OWING TO LOW TRICES. SYDNEY, December 8. Mt Ehighes, president of tlio Waterside Workers' Union, states that the mind's' mines are to be closed owing to the low prices offered for coal by tlie Railway Commissioners. NOKTHEKN PITS MAY RE-START WORK WITH FREE LABOUR. SYDNEY, December 8. It is reported that more than one Northern colliery is making prepara tions to ro-stai-t working with free labour. This will be contingent a inn certain negotiations now proceeding. ■ COMPULSOKY WAGES BOAED SYDNEY, December 8. The Northern proprietors have endorsed Mr Forsyth's appointment tc the Compulsory Wages Board.

DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL SYDNEY, December S In the Legislative Assembly, Dr Arthur asked, in view of the. fact that, owing to the strike, artificial . lights were in danger, would tho Government ■be prepared to pass a Daylight Saving Bill this session. Tho Acting-Premier replied that if (the Bill would give twenty-four hours' daylight the Government would initiate it at once, but ho did not see" how it could meet the difficulty created by tho strike. NATIONALISING MINES SYDNEY, December 8. Tho Labour party has under consideration a scheme for nationalising certain northern mines, which it proposes to submit to the Strike Congress. VICTORIAN KAILWAY SUPPLIES MELBOURNE, December S. • Tho Railway Commissioners, with the consent of the Government, aro negotiating for " tho importation of English coal in the ovont of tho Newcastle strike continuing.