THE MARITIME STRIKE

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7000, 1 November 1890, Page 4

THE MARITIME STRIKE

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LONDON, Oct. 30. Tho Labour Federation has been formed with Mr Mann as President. The rules have been adopted, and it is expected that the Federation will comprise upwards of one hundred "Unions. I ■

SYDNEY, Oct. 31. Several attacks on free labourers have been reported during the past two days. A body of three hundred men rushed a steamer from Newcastle which was lying at the wharf, and maltreated the nonUnionists who are working on board her. One man was thrown bodily into tho water, but his rescue was effected. Eventually the police succeeded iu quelling the disturbance. One of the Sergeants of police was wounded by a piece of road metal which was hurled at him, and he had to be conveyed to the hospital. The steamship owners have declined to accede to the request of the Marine Officers' Association for a conference, but have intimated to individual members that they will be pleased to meet their late officers at any time when not associated with any other labour bodies. At the annual meeting of the Employers' Union, the President, in his address, said that the employers generally having formed themselves into a Union, were not desirous of seeing an end of Unionism among the trades, but they consider it is the duty of the labour leaders to take a ballot of those interested before proceeding to extreme measures. [Fkb Pbesb Abbooiation.] AUCKLAND, Oct. 31. The saddlers have decided to discontinue their Btrike levy, on tho ground that the strike is prastically at end. GEEYMOUTH, Oct. 31. The Argus correspondent wire3 from Brunnerton : — At a meeting of miners held this evening, it was decided that the men fortunate enough to get work should contribute one-fourth of their pay to the support of the unemployed. About sixty hewers and twenty truckers will be started on Monday. A hundred special constables will be sworn in to-morrow. All requirements for the comfort of the free labourers are about completed.

DUNEDIN, Oct. 31. Nothing is known by the labour party here as to the alleged order to close the strike, but it is felt that its termination is now only a matter of a few days.