THE PERTH TRAM STRIKE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12214, 2 August 1910, Page 3

THE PERTH TRAM STRIKE.

MOTOR CARS FOR SHOPPERS. ; • FREMANTLK, July 22. Tho tram wheels are still stopped m Perth. For two daya there have .been no 1 trams, and the citizens are taking walking exercise. The weather is not rood for pedestrianism, ,a howling gale having been blowing for the two dtys of the strike, ' and ' rain.- has been plentiful. Iri the streets one misses the .anuliar buzzing and humming and sparkfiTlitting of the noisy city railways. Though the suburban train service absorbed much of the traffic, the penile generally are suffering the greatest inconvenience and distress. Disgruntled Jehus have again taken to plying of horseflesh, and are making pi. i-tjr of money. Motor cars are at a \ ivnnum. The men of the ; Fremaiitle municipal tramway system were just about to unionise with the Perth men before the ceasing of work yesterday. It is rumor-ed-that efforts have been made to secure motormen'from Fremantle, but that they have so far failed. The men themselves generally take the business light-hearted-ly; . At the Trades Hall headquarters to-day a large number of them broke ifcto aongs and choruses, outrivalling the noise at a neighboring music hall. "Lhirty cans are now m the shed*. It is. stated that the men are not afraid of unemployment, ns many of them are sure of doing well on their own selections. A special meeting of the Metropolitan Council and the Australian Labor Federation was held for the- purpose of considering the • question of rendering the tramway employes assistance. Messages of', sympathy for the men and offers of Assistance have been received from different parts oi Australia. V NOne man, a conductor, had refrained from- joining the union. According to a. statement made by Mr Johnson, this Awn , decided to throw m Ms lot with thiin others. In addition to this convert, >lr Johnson said that all those men who Ffod recently passed m, or were acting a« v '^tudent-s," bad joined the ranks. The repuTt.was that every mart was now connl^cted with, the union, And absolute unanimity prevailed. .;•■■.■*' ,«/r,Jte varioua retail firms announce that owing to the trams having ceased runniiig 1 / and many of their patrons being tpireby incoiivenienced, they will send hiqtor cars for those wi'.o desire to shop WJtii them, and return their patrons home by motor car when their purchases are complete. . ' -\ ' i — — f mt ",

•JLust y«ar 35,000,000 articles were handled m the post offices of the Wellington district alone, and the postil reVenue reached £159,0C0. There was jubilation among small exporters of frofcen meat and fruit; says the Melbourne Ago, when , they read tliat the Government had decided to erect cool stores. Otje exporter has informed the Minister of Agriculture that h£had to refuse an order from London for, 30,000 lambs last season, because he could not get storage for the carcases m Melbourne. It is generally admitted that the present Government and private stores failed io provide for the lieavy export season- just ended. The Government lease of the present stores, which belong to Ihe city corporation, lapses m July next, and it is urged that new stores should he erected before then. The dilatoriness of the civic authorities prevented' the signing of the lease until 12 moriths afteit its preparation. The Government pays a get rent of £12,000 a year, with commissions amounting to about £4000 more. \ People from every part of the province apeak m the highest terms of NAZOL a* a remedy for fresh colds coughs, chills, and nasal catarrh. It relieves and care« more quickly than anything else. It was once observed by a gentleman who had more than a passing ucquaint4nc« with human nature, that some men «lre born to greatness', some achieve dxeatnesjj, arid some have greatness thrust upon them. Dr Bell, a gentleman tfho is touring . with his wife, has had a, p very good illustration of the last oi the three methods m which fame and the man become acquainted.' Vvhen th« doctor woke up m the Grand Hotel m Auckland on Monday morning (says the Auckland Star), and had his matutinal news-sheet handed to him, he literalh "woke to find himself famous." Ihert could be no doubt about it. He had indented that useful instrument ol modern science, the telephone, he had "an interesting personality," be was "v n*n about 63 years of age, tall anc WfiJl built, and with the head and face \of a thinker." It was also suggested that he would probably be asked to ad vree the Dominion Government "on Bom< points m connection with the telephone Mfatem," as he had m ; Australia. Di Bell will probably look forward to this with mingled feelings, as his knowledgi of the telephone is not of that sort, noi does it date back quite so far n.s that oi another doctor of the same ilk. Tin real Dr Hell (speaking telephonically) h •still across the Ta«man Sen, .somewhen irt.the Commonwealth, and the confusior has ariaen owing to the fact that then ate two Dr Bells m the Southern Hemis phere at the present time — rather a re mni-kable coincidence— and the telephom Bell (which is 'not paronomasv,' althougl it : looks like it) has not yet been hear< iri -the Dominion. Any person who rim: , uti Dr F. Bell at th© Grand Hotel an< fljskis about telephones must do sb at hi otrn risk, and would if he were win wait till Dr, Alexander Graham Bell «r given. )

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