NEW SOUTH WALES STRIKE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12650, 20 January 1910, Page 5

NEW SOUTH WALES STRIKE.

THE WHARF LABORERS

I (Press Assn.— By Telegraph— Copyright, 1 SYDJvEY 5 .. Jan. 19.. ' The bearing, of the cases against Bowl, ing and others was continued to-day. The ea.se for the Grown against Bowling has closed. , /the ; police gave evidence that Bowling had urged the miners to be orderly .arid not insult the. police. Bowling, asking, for ah acquittal, pleaded that he eouJ.d be, doing better work outside tha.n« taking up , time m Court, and added that undoubtedly had the trial not delayed matters in* connection with a settlement}* there > might hw& been peace now. The application for acquittal. : was. ,, refused; JBqwliiig, then secured an adjournment till' Monday. . The steamet Tottenham' brought, the' first cargo bf English' co^il. After landing 3000 tons' at Fremahtle, she brought 2000 tons here. 'All the coal is for the Orient Company. . Frejsh trouble has occurred : among the wharf laborers, who declined to allow bunkering the ; Ocean, Steamship Co.'s steamer Jason,, from the collier; Illaroo. About 300 ceased- work. ' ; * ■-.> (Received January 20, 9.38 a.m.) . • SYDNEY,. Jan. 20, ThjEJ number affected by the JaxSbn trouble is only about 150 men, who: were, under the, impression that the Ilaroo's coal was obtained by non-union labor. The steamers Moresby. . and Maallina are tp be recpmmjssioned for the Island service. Sufficient coal has been obtained to permit them .to resume runining. The coal 1 exported^ from Newcastle last- year was 1,443,000 tons less than m the ' previous" year. General trade has also been badly affected by the stvike; the revenue collected. at Ihe' Customs House showing' a falling off of £14,932. '-■ . „..:, .. _ ; . "