THE LITHGOW TROUBLE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 13, 31 August 1911, Page 6

THE LITHGOW TROUBLE.

• ' RIOTS. ’ “ DESTRUCTION OE PROPERTY. By ’ Electric' Telegraph.—Copyright. United Press Association, y •' !ir Sydney,. : August.,3o. T The presence .of a large, body, of police at Lithgofr is diaving a- quietening effect. .The; unionists declare,, how- :, that it is merely a lull before a storm, and that they, are not content non-unionists displacing them. ' . . ■ During the riot, considerable Ydmnr age, was done. Mr Hoskin’s Vamaole motoP car- was . saturated with petrol and burnt, and a locomotive was stripped. DoSqm' smashed and the' blast furnace damaged. ~ Thfef Idss /is- vaiaousiy -estimated.'at £IO,OOO. declared Wn phTticrp^itajigutill .-.the .j.iot', slibuldj.bp punished, but the blame was not fall, on one .side.' Mr Hoskins had dor dined his suggestion to reinstate the men 6h'the old terms pending arbitraf ti ? n - . t: ■ iS, v•f #• A fresh .duUjreak ’occurred San..Srtllif gdw to-night. The police made a baton charge, but details are jhot. forthcoming..

LIVELY DOINGS. (Received Cl, 0.5’ a.in.) Sydney,' From early morning yest/ir icy I ithgow was' in a state, of Hinntu. There wore several hostile 'dc noustratfons against t ori-nri-.rnsts, 1 >qt- . .. . 1 •. . • :* > • r* *■ -,;p \ *xv.t ■?• mg, and" jeering, crov. us ing thorn and' the police’ escorts to' and frbm/AVorJk.'V'V ; /■ Mm"-/-Nothing -sbrions happened till;'iiight>fall, whori’a strong force of pttlide was escorting a band of non-unionists’ to their Quarters. /• which had hoAV swelled to large proportions’' made a Wish, hut the police, freely tisirig : thpiiU battens, ■ drove,' the ' mbh back. The non-unionist?, taking advantage of the breathing’space, scuttled to their quarters with the crowd in pnrsint, >but ; they managed fo gtiiii Sa .fS t J r i J '■:’■■■■■ -••-! In the midst Qf >: .the turmoil, Mr jnepibor /.for , jbhg,., district, mounted a parapet vapd ; ' nrgedystrikerP to ref rani from yidleilhe. The speech, which avus .frequently interrupted by ha >te Premier had sent the police against unionists, hacf a quietening effect, and the croAvti,.dispersed. t , /• i. t Four men .who were arrested have been allowed out on bail. Bpth .sides’ are determined. *." Mr Hoskins; cleclafot that ho ".will make jte/. furtliter overtures to'’Strikers!, Avhile -the latter ■ sAyear they , aviJl not resume Avhilo noh-qniqiiisTs, aro.j'etained. The Fpipii secretary deck res the disturbances were, caused f by . irresponsible youths,' 'not. by n-embCrs of tJf& ; tJnioh. ' " " ’ ' Numbers of Avornon took a prominent part in the 'demonstr itions, / , (RceeiA'ed 31, lO.is a.rri.) .tfhk The Government avus heckled in the 'Assembly over sending police to LithgoW V-‘< f.-kMitHolman admitted they had been sent authority. the. course of hi^ f to the strikers, declared ■■ they Were going to figlit to a finish.. - . ;‘The'Broken’ Hill miners have voted £IOQ. iQ>y,'trds, tlie strike f jnd. ,y. .