N.S.W. COAL STRIKE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2710, 14 January 1910, Page 5

N.S.W. COAL STRIKE.

IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS’ PREDICTED.

CJnitkd Press Association —Copyuioiit SYDNEY, Jan. 13.

Mr. Hughes predicts crucial strike deevlopments within the next few clays. The Gas Company secured a quantity of the Japanese coal imported by the Government, and-found it to be excellent for gas-making. BOYCOTT ON P. AND 0. STEAMERS RAISED. (Received January 13, 9.20 p.m.) The wharf laborers have raised the boycott against the Peninsular Company’s steamers, and are starting loading the Mooltan and unloading the Mantua. INDIGNANT FREE LABORERS. (Received January 14, 1.10 a.m.) The free laborers who expected, and . claim that they were promised, work, gathered in large force at the Penin.sular and Oriental Co.’s wharf, and are very sore at the unionists’ decision to •resume work, which is proceeding .smoothly.

OBDURATE MINERS” LODGES

Three important Newcastle miners’ lodges have adopted the Delegate Board’s recommendation against being represented on the Wages Board. THE £IOO FINES. The fines of £IOO imposed by Judge Hevdon a couple of weeks. ago on the >l* 13 "members of the delegate board are 1 m-hJIF one of the principal topics of chsamongst the mmere (says the Newcastle representative- of the ney Morning Herald”)- Beyond their outburst in the Court, the men convi - ed have not made any public pronouncement as to whether they intend to try to raise the money; but there is some talk of a subscription list being opened to save them from-going to gaol. At a meeting of miners at Speirs loint-, Lake Macquarie, a , resolution w-as carried, “That this meeting of residents of Speirs ’- Point and outlaying districts jviews _ with disgust the extreme penalties imposed upon the delegates' of the Colliery Employees Federation, relative to the allege breach of the Industrial Act. One o . the speakers (Mr. A. Teece) said that the Federation was nob going to pay the fines, and neither would any of tile convicted; men. ' -