FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS LIKELY.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14831, 24 November 1913, Page 8

FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS LIKELY.

The latest announcement is that the Manuka will sail at an carlv date, it is understood that arrangements are being made to secure a crew. The seamen are incensed at »*»* they term the shuffling of the.;•««eastle coal trimmers. They declare,,«** the trimmers, who are /*»»*. jfrl ployees, are not hampered by «Jen » procedure a* the giving of ff en %% nß hours' notice, and could decun to conl Dominion vessels wrtn WT , ease than the seamen could Taw pbem. There are rumours that furtner or relopments are likely. ,

TIMBER YAM> EMPLOYr—i. TO THE EDITOR OV "THE PRESS." Sir —Your report of the meeting at which it was decided that the drivers and carters should corae out on ~ondav wsis couched in sucn glowing terms from a strikers'point of view that one might hazard the opinion that the report was furnished by one of the strme leaders— probably the secretary, Mr Hiram Hunter. " If this surmise is corTpct tho question might pertinently be axl-ed- "Why did not Mr Hunter, who is secretary of the Timoer Yard Employees' Union, supply you v.ith a. report' of their mooting held on Wednesday night last? Ai that meeting strenuous "efforts were niaue to induce the members of that union to come out. But they gave it short sliru... and 1 understand the proposal to strike was nccAtived by a big majority. And J can assure you. Sir, that a great many of the drivers are very bitter at having to ioavo good work with which they Save no complaint.—lours, etc., n WOEKEiI.