AUSTRALIAN STRIKES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2834, 11 September 1890, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN STRIKES.

OFFICERS RETURNING TO WORK. BRUTAL ASSAULTS. RUN ON BROKEN HILL BANKS. MORE NON-UNION WOOL. CONFERENCE WITH CARDINAL MO RAN. MORE HELP FROM HOME. |J>V KMiUTIIIC 'IELKGKItAI'H.—COryiHGMT.I Sydnkv, September fl. Tub Union Company lms purchased 150,000 tons of slack coal at Mount Keira colliery. The stewards of other companies are following the example of the Union Company's stewards in sticking to tlieir vessels.

A number of officers of the Australian United Navigation Steamship Company applied to be taken back and their request was complied with in a few instances. Several officers have offered to return to their ships unconditionally. A number of brutal assaults on free labourers are recorded. An extraordinary run took place on tho banks at Broken Hill to • day, and for a considerable time the Banks of New South Wales and Australia were fairly beseiged by depositors ind others. The excitement was caused by resolutions passed at a meeting of. miners to the effect "that the Miners' Association and all kindred associations Rive the banking institutions twenty-four hours' notice, that if they do not at once discontinue monetary and other support to the shipowners, all sympathisers with labour will immediately demand gold on all notes they may hold, and withdraw their accounts in gold." The banks made nil effort to borrow mild from other offices which h;id not fnlt the rush so badly, but they were only partially successful. The crowds kept up contiii.inl ci-ins of " Capitalists ain't ening to right us with our own money." "Wo will have gold ; your paper is not good ; we will have gold for it." The rush ceased after a couple (if hours. September 10. The import market .shows a better demand, and tha feeling is growing here that the strike is on the wane. Later. At the invitation of Cardinal Moran, a deputation from the Labour Committee waited on him with a view of seeing it a settlement of the strike could be arranged, but the result has not been made public. Newoasti.k, September 9. While the wharf labourers were loading a home steamer with wool to-day a number of bales shorn by non-Unionists were found and the men declined to load them. The shippers insisted and matters areata standstill. MKLUOtniN'K, September it. Thero is a growing feeling amongst Unionists that the Trades Hall committed a grave mistake in calling the mon out. September 10. Replying to questions, in the House of Assembly yesterday, tho Premier stated that tho Government considered it unwise and injudicious to lenislate in the present labour difficulty. Tha Employers Union has cabled the details of the strike to London. Ldniion, September 9. Tho United Labour Council at London has remitted £2S!I to Melbourne and WOO to Sydney.