THE DOCK LABOURERS' STRIKE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8596, 11 September 1889, Page 2

THE DOCK LABOURERS' STRIKE.

♦ THE WHAHF OWNERS i.IVK WAY. AUSTRALIAN GENEROSITY APPRECIATED. [By Electric Telegraph.—Ooi>yriqht.] (Per Press Association.) London, September 10. (Received September 11, at ] .20 a.m.) The dock companies assert they have reached the limit of the concessions, which they calculate will cost them £70,000 per annum. ' - i The city men assert that the extra expense will not be more than £20,000. Negotiations with shipowners are suspended until the Lord Mayor has completed his work of mediation. Burns says the support of the Australian colonies has proved the backbone of -the strike. (Special to Phess Association.) London, September 8. The Lord Mayor accuses the strikers of a breach of faith in refusing to accept the compromise. At a meeting in Hyde Paik Burns stated he merely undertook to submit the proposal to the executive. The rejection was unanimous, and so was the opinion that mediation is a mistake. September 9. The Lord Mayor, Cardinal Manning, and Bishop Temple jointly publish a letter, stating that they are unable to understand the rejection of their proposals by the men, and if they persist in it the strikers will justly forfeit public sympathy. It is stated that the men will resume work at Gd an hour, to begin in October, and the Lord Mayor is trying to induce the companies to grant the increase at an earlier date than January, as at first arranged. London, September 10, (Received September 11, at 1.15 a.m.) Thirty wharf owners have conceded the men's terms. The press comment on the spier did donations from Australia in aid of the strikers contrasted with the empty motions of sympathy from America. THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. AN EASY WIN FOR SEARLE. THE AUSTRALIAN'S SUPERIORITY ADMITTED. [By Klbothio Telegkaph.—Oopyhiuht.l (Per Press Association,) London, September 9. (Received September 11, at 0.30 a.m.) One hundred thousand people witnessed ;he boat race between H. E. Searle, oi Dlarence river, New South Wales, and J'Connor, of Canada. Beautiful weather prevailed. The betting was 5 to 4 on Searle. O'Connor got the lead at first, but Searle vas half a length ahead at the soap works, md drawing away won by 10 lengths easily. Time, 22min 43sec. September 10. (Received September 11, at 1.20 a.m.) O'Connor was momentarily a farourite at he start, but the confidence of his sup>orters soon collapsed. The news of his defeat was like a thunderilap at Toronto. The Canadians are said to lave lost £80,000. Seavle purposely allowed his opponent to ;et half a length start. (Special to Press Association.) London, September 10. (Hooeived September 11, at 1.15 a.m.) The press are unanimous in conceding the uperiority of Searle to his opponent. The champion will probably make a latch with an American sculler. The Australian contingent assert that they ron £30,000 by their countryman' 3 victory. O'Connor stated to an interviewer that c was overtrained, but admits Searle's iperiority. Henry E. Searle, the winner of the race, who ss again so worthily upheld the honour of ustralia in aquatics, was born at Grafton, in le Clarence river district, New South Wales, i 14th July 1866. His parents removed to hatswortb, Jower down the river, and here, hen 18 years of age, he wan his fitst race. He ou races at several regattas in 1884 and followg years, but it wan not till 1888 that he showed s superiority. He astonished everybody by inning the outrigger race, of two miles, at the rafton regatta, receiving 3k lengths' start from Neilaon and 2J lengths from \V. Hearn, Wellington. Ele next beat Julius Wulf, awelllown New South Wales sculler. Kemp had this time become champion through Beach uding it over to him, and after Kemp had own his title to it by defeating Hanlan, Searle allenged both men. Hanlan declined, but imp accepted, and in October last year he had succumb tn his yonngur rival. Searle had imp beaten in the first half mile ot the. race, d was never put on Lh mettle. As Beach ited that Kemp was the fastest man in the Till for a milu, it will bo seen that Searle [formed a greut feat. At the Profession^ ulling Carnival at Brisbane, Searle met the loubtable and unbeaten Beach, whom he aquished. Up to this timo Searle had taken

art in 21 races, and was successful in 17. iearld then flndirg that O'Connor, a young nun like himself, who had come to the front in Lini.'iion, would not, come to New South W»les 0 nn:et him, determined to proceed to London) md a mntch was made, tho result of which is :hnmir.led above. O'Connor, who whs defeated by Searle, was )orn in 1804, and Is therefore only two yeara jldor limn the Clarence river man. Mv has :aiifdly cotno to tile front t his last perfonnancei jrior to this match, being n win against Gauiaur, wlio pushed William Biaiuh «•» K'.o.-sly. Singularly enough both men nee ibotlt th;-. aamo build, the height of each being Bft lOin ; chest measurement, 4Uin ; and the circumfcrrenco of the calf of the leg, 16in. The time given in our cablegrams—22mm 43sec—is not apparently so (jood as that in wbioh Bisach bent Qaudaur, when the timo was 28aiin is9sec; but on that point very little can be said without a careful comparison of the weather and tide. Ihe following are the results of international contests in which Australians have taken pact;— lStin-Utmlmers beat Qrcen, Thames ... 25.23 1878 - Trlckett beat Sadler, Thames ... 21.31! 1880-Lnycock beat Bluekman,Thames /, 20 13 1880—Layoaak beat llosmer, TUambs .;. 2K.8 l«Bu—Lnyaock bent Uilev, Thames .;. 25.4 1880 -Lnycuek won Hop Bitters race, Thaihes W M 11-EO-Krtsii heat Tri'ckett, Thames ... 25.12 IRBO ltnnluu beat Trlokctt. Tliamea ... 20.12 IHBL—lranian beat laycoek, Tliamea ... 25.40 18Hi Jlnnlan beat, TrloUett, Thames ... 27 58 »HBJ - L^ycoek beat Boyd, Tyue ... ... 17.28 ISSa-Luruau beat Pearee. Thamea ... 2d..10 188 i—Mftcdoimld bent Larnnn, I'arramatta ... 21.60 1833 -I'crkiiiß beat Messenger, farmmatta... 86.15 1831-Haiilan beat Laycoek, hepean ... 22 46 1 Bi-Ik'acli beat Haitian, I'arrHmnttß ... 20.28 1884—Haitian beat, Clifford, I'armmatta ... 21.4 15.85-H. aeh beat Haitian, I'arramatta ... 21.61} 188il-l'erkitisbeatMiilterson, Thnmes ... 27.28 lHStS—Bi.bear beat NelUon. Thames „ 188li—Mntterson beat Godwin, Thames ... 23.19 1880-Uutear beat V. Kemp, Tltamej ... 21.25 1 IBBo—l'erklna beat P. Kemp. Thames ... 24.d0 1888—Matteraon beat l'erkins Thames 25 24 1881!— Leo beat Mattorson, Thames ... 24.25 188(1—IJeach won Sculling Sweepstakes, do 22.40 1886-Heaeh hont Oaudinir, Tltames ... 22.29 1888-Beach beat W. Hosa, Thames ... 23 5 1886-Neilson beat Largan, Thames ... 27.30 1887—Beach beat Hanlan, Ncpeau ... 19 553 1388-P. Kemp beat Hanlan. Parramntta ... 21 3(1 1888-Seatle beat P. Kemp, Parramatta ... 18811-Starle beat O'Connor, Thames ... 22.53