General Items.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 66, 12 September 1890, Page 2

General Items.

; -y; ; WELLINGTON, . , . - i ; ’ September 8. i iUp to : the present tlie'Umon Company- Have’ donp their-best to keep the i officers’ positions vacant; ;; ■ I i The' proceedings on the wharf both ' yesterday and to-day were most orderly. ; The sailors and' firemen on Levin & Qrti’lj-steainerS i.Wakatu and Queen of the South, both of which were to have i mailed To-day; i have struck on occount ofThe firm employing free labour. ;" '■ • ; ■ ' September 9. | Among ! those who‘Went to. Dunedin; by the Penguin this afternoon were Captain Highman and a number of officers who had come from the North. If is intended' to' hold a conference of officers at' Dunedin.• I Storemen in the Telegraph Department struck on Saturday. •: , ; ; i j The general imp ressiqjV here is that j there will not be a railway strike. | Tie Dmapere s sailed South this.morn'».!:.frce crew. - She took the . ..Tongariro’s English mail. : i -The Grafton will leave for the West .1 f.Gdast to-fedrl-ow;"' ' | Mr McLean States* that the Company i jHavingadeqided to lay n|o half of the iiitercolonial steamers until the summer, he ■ :expects that, afi.er ; ,Tl) ursdav they will'Ha veto notify old officers that all vjacaUciesjhave bieerl;fiVled; - - ..... , PORT CHALMERS, ; , j ii-j tiii-:ie.!>■■■ -: . , September 9. | Sailed,‘Doric : for London, via Lyttei'toh'. I ’’’! Twimfy-fivd free labourers accompanied, tier to complete her loading ‘ at Lyttelton. - j"'' ■' NAPIER,’ - j ' 1 _ September 8. • ! Arrived—Southern Cross. She is discharging; by non-Unipn labour, of Which there is an over-abundance bffer- ! ’Upwardfe of 300 working men have , jAined; the Em^)^oyers , Tree.Labour; Association; • ; l 1 INVEROAUGILL, ' ! | .'Oi;’.-:> .>' I if /' : -Septembers.;;;/ ! I The meeting of railway employees decided to take a ballot before striking, The general feelingp is against, although some strongly .favour] it, i 5 September 9, . When the Waihora/ arrived at the 6luff from Dunedin the merchants took' down thirty-five free labourers to : load Ithe,, y.essyl, . aiid determined not to | employ, .Unionists,. , Twelve constables i under Sergt.i Macdonald were also passengers. ‘ ; ‘ M ■ : ‘ K AUCKLAND, ... ' .September 7. A demonstration .nf Labour Unions to-day, and vyus witnessed' by thousands of people. September 8. Tilings are quiet on the wharves, Theima’a sfeffiec Maripqsa experienced no difficulty iq having coaled at Sydney, She load'd here by noiy Union and left for Siam Francisco this afternoon, 7, /‘,; U OAMAUU, y ' * ''' • 1 L '' l ■* 'September B.’ ’ r. The ?Wakatipn . arrived from Lyttelton at.B a.m., ; The lumpers werodmmediately called but; and came to a man. One hundred and fifty free : labourers were available, but were persuaded hot to work. The carters and : storemen also Struck; One hatch worked - three.'or' four free labourers and the . crew, ! the railway men were working .the • trucks. ’. /- ,/ : ; 7 i CHRISTO H (JUCII, . September 8, At Lyttelton the. free labourers were attacked by a few sailors, hut it is doqhtfal if the men on strike took part. There was nothing serious. . ' 1 September 9. There i? iqore free labour than is needed at the port. Those, chosen tQ work are escorted by the police. (Captain Highman and the other officers went South by flie Express to attend the conference at Dunedin. ; j Inspector Fender has an extra force at tlm wharves. The -Unionists deny connectiolßfcitji yesterday'sl disturb ii aces. .(!'.) ' '-■;■■■■ j - - -.- WESTPORT, : . , Septembers. Tlje latest and most important development of the strikes here is that Mr Waters, managing' engineer ‘of the Westport .Coal, Company, has notified .if That thp' Directors arb noty conjpelletj, i’n self-defence to invite dabour, Upioif or non-Union, . and ape ; (ipfipared tb enter into twelve months’ agreemeht with suitable men, giving preference in 1 first instance to those in the district. The local police force lias been inr eased to fifteen men, in view of thq

departure at Detmisiou deUriieU abuV*? 1

MELBOURNE. September 8. Sailed—Monowai, for Bluff rr j VP d—Union -| Company's new steamer Taviuui, from Greenock. I'he Employers’ Union,„in reply to a rmuesji from the Trades and Labour ,11 for a conference, states that the actfon taken by various Trades and Labour Councils, involving', all -trade organ’sations in Australia and Hew Zealand, had deprived .Ymtorian Employers’ Union of the privilege 6f effecting any local basis of settlement, and had given the dispute quite an international character. Nothing could be done till after the conference of employers, which is to be Held in Sydney./ The Typographical Society has given£soo to the strike fund. '± ~ The Government are chartering steamers to bring coal for the railways/ September 9. *' Mr H. H. Champion, the English Labour advocate, contributes;an article to the Age in winch he the following principles: That' no Trade Unionists. should, claim , the, right to dictate to an employer as to' whom he should employ, and should 1 not» claim the right to demand that the ’employer before taking a man should: ask it he •, belongs to a Union j that* the non i Unionist has a right to mtake work j wherever be can get it y thatffio trade ■ Union claim the right td apply force, j : threat, or any form cf ! persuasion other ■ than that permitted ■■. by law, l: .to iVOnUnionists. To the marine officershe 'j gives the following council :-7‘fWrite j to Trades Hall, asking, that bpdy-Tp; } allow you to waive the right )o combine t with them, and write to yoiir employers saying you have done thistrust toTKeir jj. jonor to meet you in' 1 cdn ; fidhnce : aha treat you fairly, and tell , i: willing to trust them to the extent of going back in their Haps'mm 1 tlie 'old i r terms, and so give them a'chatice of i a delaying a settlement and tricking‘youV t if they care to descend to such tractive.” c There is a growing feeling GUhong jj the Unionists that Tra4 e $l j] committed a grave mistake m calling I the men out. f ; ; .•. urm ,:1 t

SYDNEY. September 8. The Taieri sailed for " Wellington via Brisbane, where she wilhtgkg. ' Eleven steainerr haVe ! £bt J fWfeyirom | Sydney since Saturday. ~ , , . i At a meeting", of the Bsk?en Hill; miners 5,000 we,re . Theyj condemned the action of the ’owiiere inj shutting down-.as- unjustifiable, and| demanded that the men'sHbuldWballedj out. The Executive metj later, .andj decided to iostahtli/ call'but-the rnen.j Nearly 9,000 are thus affected. ... i Five hundred pickets patrolled last; night for the purpose of preventing free; labour entering the mines.' The Typographical. Society has voted £IOO, and £SO weekly W fund. .... September 4 9. : Several officers have offered, to return! to their ships uncohduibnally. 1 ! A number of brutal assaults on, free labourers are recorded. " LONDON, , September 6. j Owing to the resignation ! of the members of the Parliamentary. Committee of the Trades Congress, jvho object to the eight Hours instructions, jt was announced that ? kfc Burps had passed on to the .Committee, The announcement was receiyedj with .cheers and groans. I h ; September 8. j A six-penny levy on the, 1 gasworks for the assistance .of the,.; Australian strikers will realise £ISOO. An Association of employers of workmen in Bristol Channel,and docks, is being established tor the piirpbse |of promoting harmony, freeijoin of contract, general po-operation 11 for thein tercets of all. i ■ ■; ; Berlhwliistle, Secretary of j the Textile Trades’ Unions, has seceded from, the Congress movement for compulsory, eight hours, as he fears that if it is carried Lancashire will be unable to compete with Eastern manufacturers; NEW yOEjff. ’ s Septem bereft Non-Unionists' On thi Tork Central Hail way have.arme§ themselves with revolvers tor protection againists ill usage by Unionists*-. •