CABLEGRAMS. THE SYDNEY GAS STRIKE.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14470, 8 March 1913, Page 5

CABLEGRAMS. THE SYDNEY GAS STRIKE.

YOUTHFUL VOLUNTEERS HECKLED-.

ASSAULTED WITH STREAMS OF

BiEEIR.

CONFERENCE SITS ALL. 'AFTER-

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(Per Press Association.)

SYDNEY. March 7

Ai dozen technical college wouths who volunteered to assisiTin making" gas, marched four deep to Kent St. gasworks^ where 800 strikers were waiting to> receive wages'doe. A* first the youths were merely hooted, tut when they turned down t|het /gas lane ithey wftoei assaulted with streams of beer from; am adjacent hotel. The boys found they had gone to the wrong gate and marched back the same route, followed by a jeering and excited! crowd, including a number of women. As the boys reached George St. there were cries of "Down, them," and they were surrounded. Otoe was struck on the jaw, but the presentee of a solitary constable did something to check the hecklers, who were now all youths. A number of plain clothes constables appeared and bundled the youths into a passing tramu A. conference of severn representatives of each side.sat..-all.afternoon), j Hon. Mr MoGowen, Messrs .■Mow-, era. Carmichael and 'Edeon were present. .■'.:.: A partial gas service will be available in the city between five amd 10 o'clock to-night. If the strike is unsettled to-mor-row there isi some probability of the employees catering; for the butcher-' ing firms who contracted" to .supply mieals. Free labourers will refuse to do work connected with supplying these meals*.