N.S. WALES COLLIERY STRIKE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14703, 10 December 1909, Page 5

N.S. WALES COLLIERY STRIKE

—o . government: control sue RESTED. STATEMENT BY MP, HUGHES. STBIKE LEADERS IT VARIANCE. Press Association-By Telegraph-Conyrighl SYDNEY, Docrmbfii' 9.

_ -Mr Hughes has expressed an opinion in favour of tho Government taking over tho mines as a temporary expedient. He believes that (he men would he williu" to work for the Government. Do, a! anyrate, would adviVe them to do so. Mr Rowling, addressing a meeting at AVallseml, declared that Mr Hughes's leadership had been a. failure. The" nwn had been foaled too long by talk of mediation. They would have to fitrhi ~v crawl down. UXREST AMONGIfIE WJUBF LAUOUUERS. MEETING TO BE HELD TO-MORROW. SYDNEY, December 9. There is much unrest among the wha.-f labourers -At a meeting last night it was decided to a% all the wharf labourers who aro members of (ho naval and milita.ry f O r C " S to resign therefrom. A mass meeting of the union has bc»n celled for Saturday to consider what fltlittida should be taken in regard to the strike. APPEAL TO BOTH SIDES. ACTION BY THE GOVER.XMFAT SI'MKY, December 9. the Government's invitation to tho owners a.nd men to work the mines in publish*!. The Acting p Klni . r cvmw ,„, « '''ope of (he , : :,rtirs dill comintogether. Failing |] lis , it mM feo to iuppiy tii ? ~1,1,11,. with C(lill lo .„. omjl .: Mr Lee iwdmlood that the southern and w.sk'l'ti miners wore willing a.irl waitim.tfl go in work. They only want tho con! wnt of (he Strife. Congress to return. Ih-ay had no grievances, and he hcircd that wise counsels would prevail in th-" districts.

LORD MAYOR'S SCHEME REJECTED,

. SYDNEY, Deeper 9. The Lord Mayor submitted a scheme of mediation by compulsion to Mr Wede wi» could not see his way to act upon k, as he considered it amounted to nnlioraliSBtion. Ha said tho Government could not work the mines rn trust, but they would prefect life and property, should he need »„>«, if ,| ffy wm M , tll9 IJWIIOI'S. THE CO-OPERATIVE MINIS. , SIDNEY, Deeemeer 9 Both of ili, miners' mines continue working, and are turning out a rood supply. The railways are also seenrin, considerable quantities 0 f waste .lack crcil from other souvm-j. . THK I'ALOONA TO RESUME RUNNING. ti r • , StDXEY > December 9. . .llio Lnion Company is Tccommissionm« the. steamer Poloona, which will be despatched to Tasmania shortly. ........XJiW SOUTH WALES STRIKE -'AS SUPPLY IN JEOPARDY.

COAL OIIDEBED FROM ABROAD . SYDNEY, December 9.' (Receive! Dsc. 10, a l 0.25 ~,,) The sitimhon in regard to tkc Rydiwv S»* supply has undergo™ ft r ' hiUl ' °™S to the enal Jumpers' slriko S s «,® !<* "hie!, wee charge but if it attempts to employ „„„■ -»nion labour the lft«s™w Union W tl,t it will S o on stir company I KS only 10 days' supplv of ~ on haind. ii. u ' e '.s

The Acting■ Premier announced in the Aj«mby to-day tbt the Government has .« for a supply of 5030 ions of coal Ji-oni abroad. He did nol slate wW it "•o«I I,e obtained, but it is fUppo? „, tliat- the order went to Japan. The wntlwrn mke . OWMrs , in i» tlia tuivcrnmcnl's invitation, stitod ttmt "; e - v «-o»W Iwve their mines r-adv to work by Monday morning if the men cared to return to work. SYMPATHY FORTJIE STRIKERS. ASSISTANCE FROMXEW ZEALAND <Pek United I'ekss Assoctatios.) t. t,- , A VCKLAND, December 9. Tl. aters.de Workers' Union voted iot) to the wives and children oi th> minors on strike in Aiislra.Ua.