WORK ON EVERY WHARF AT LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14834, 27 November 1913, Page 7

WORK ON EVERY WHARF AT LYTTELTON.

GOOD RECORD BY NEW UNIONISTS.

MUCH CARGO LANDED

Tho waterfront was the., eceno of j marked activity yesterday. Work was resumed at 8 o'clock yestorday morning, and the rattle of winches and the familiar noises attendant on tho discharging of Bhips in a busy port, wore heard on every wharf. IX>ESET DISCHARGING APACE. The Federal Huo steamer 3>orsefc moored at No. .7 wharf, did a good da£s work yesterday. Her crew, who are working the cargo, kept tho railway men busy in the trucks, receiving heavily weighted slings of general cargo. The Dorset had 1200 tons of cargo from "West of England ports foi» Lyttelton, and at the present rato of discharge, sho will be all clear by noon to-morrow, i when she will sail for Ihinedin to complete unloading. EIMUTAKA DOES GOOD WORK., Tho New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Rimutalta, which started discharging on Tuesday morning, cleared two holds yesterday, and good progress was made with the unloading of cargo from the other two holds. In addition to the members of her crew, there were 22 of tho new unionists at work on board tho. Rimutaka, and full gangs of rajlway casual labourers were kept busy in the trucks alongside. The cargo is being turned out rapidly, and' evidence of the good work was.afforded by the long lino of loaded trucks shunted into tho railway yard for despatch to Christchurch. The Riroutnka will start loading cargo for London today. Already she is half-loaded with about 40,000 boxes of butter and other cargo shipped at Wellington. At Lyttelton she will load about 10,000 boxes of butter, GOO crates of cheese, 3000 carcases of mutton, 2000 bales of wool,and a large quantity of tallow, yseed, oats, peas and flax. Tho Rimutaka will sail about the middle of next week for tho Bluff where a largo quantity of cargo will bo shipped, and thenco she will proceed to Wellington to complete loading and coaling. Tho Rimutaka, which has been fixed to sail from Wellington on December 11th, tho date originally scheduled for the Rcmuera, will bo an absolutely full ship when she leaves New Zealand for London. TIMBER STEAMERS DISCHARGING. There wore fourteen new unionists working on' the Opouri and twelve on the Kini yesterday. Both steamers wore discharging timber, and splendid work was done, a long rake of loaded trucks being the result for the day. Tho rato of discharge is said by thoso qualified to speak to be better than in pro-strike days. COAL FROM THE CANOPCS. The Westport Coal Company's steamer Canopus waa the only collier working yesterday. As on Tuesday, she was discharging from the forward hatch only, the coal being unloaded into trucks. It is stated that tho gang of new unionists are shaping very well, and are on a fair way to becoming expert coal workers. FOUR SCHOONERS DISCHARGING. Of the fleet of six achoonere in port, four started discharging their cargoes of timber yesterday, ariwtration unionists being employed. Sixteen men were working on the Eunice and the Aratapu at the Gladstone pier, and eight on the Morning Light and Eliza Firth at the low-level breaswork in West Lyttelton. It is probable that the latter vessels will be shifted to the pier this morning, as their present berth is just outside the lino of tho "specials" patrol. BREEZE SAILING TO-DAY. Tho Canterbury Steam Shipping Company's Breeze completed the loading of a largo locomotive for Welling-

ton yesterday, now unionists being ":; ployed. In tho evening the uteanier^^;!■ X;i wont out to put a supply of into the Potone, which is at anchor in ; tho stream.. The BreCKO will coal, morning, and will afterwards leave Wellington. Sho' has -secured crew of seamen and firemen, v.^:- ;: V PATEEtfA LANDS L CARGK)||S|g||| 'For tho -first- time sinco ■th]e= ; Biar^Vo£-i;I«KH : ~ the strike, cargo was discharged" :: .by"fvfe6s? tho ferry stenmor. The Pat«en&, 'w&i^'Kf/^i arrived from Wellington about ;-?*;! brought a large number of passengers. She also hnd an exceptionally vS; mail, including tho parcel mail whfcu: camo from on] difficulty hnd been ©xnoriewswl'-ib: ing space for the mails, theywwGV'e holds being neariy--{utt.ctf>.c|lirj|oVy'--SWl^'^ > " : Sj were stowed in the Birtoko'roomond social hall, And as it took ■.toitia~iMs&i%W& -land 'them, cargo work was no£ for ■ ■ some time. Tho: Unioh $sS§§« permanent men;••; the offleere. efgsii ml new \Ui^oiUßte'iJ^diaitjßM'l.il)e : of tho Pateena, amountin^to l 3oQ .cHiefly: , large miantityof fnilfc : from San ; that'•■ the slings \of eargo--iftsr* ■:■''■ larger than ■ni^ali, i nnd;'BW<^|d^ s ?ror|t||i|l§; , wrte - donb. ;• The vessel Vfaewartiore: £foe&*ssp| Wellington -was delayed until ;?;3CfjKrafK-f H&$ :by .which :tjmo; ; out. A few cases of coeds by the 9te«mer for in tion to ■ the-tnnih: ■"'■•'.-":.■■.■ y'■■.•.'> v- °'' : ''- ' :- -THE^PENINsrOT^.TRA^E/^-'^lilpil The Cygnet, which, left, on-,, evening -for; Akaroa,; \ras well fepm?ea?s%sM by tho residents of that town,'who very , - , pleased at the restoration l of: : : ; steamer, service,'. , ..'. \-The ; about ■ 800; crates .'of.- .cheese" fat arid:Wainui;_ 'At, several young'"ladiea:,--assisted';^lix>f;tKe^i- 1 work of loading -their- -fßtJierß'^jJrddncev't^ l and< tho Cygnet was cheered as eao loffc SrfliM for Lyttolton. Sho arrived last night; &s%~M and in addition to the cheese, brought; :\ *iS| about 30 bales of Wool.v-'-The ..■ will eail to-night for Kaikoura, sho, will ship a .-cargo "of .wool'for telton.'-- ■;■■ ■■ ' ■■'■■': <:■■■ ''y'-'' :'■■ v ->- ---■...-:, ■ '■ .THE.;NEW-IJNIONISTS;. : ;A ■ The Harbour Board employed to carry the new uraonbiilaiifeiiil and -. from the ■■• • house-boat...' To ■'-.vittiwi^^hriyl where' 'tho .men, a re : '-comfortably, tored. - ,-There ,'jrere' a number, of emits to tho union yesterday, are expected to join %tHiiyi , rX;,- l number of men employed in cargo work; ; j; yesterday ■ was ; 270,-,- : pf-::whdnj. members of the noir unSon; ;, loo'e'eatnen^^ : v;'■?s on tho' oycreea being 'railway, ' ; *sgi|P^ "■A-, meeting of the jnenAew"of-.WM»ffi^' ;! S , telton' R^^w>y,C^uh^^Wb^: , li^e^S ers" 'Union, ,called :; day, did' not about sixty..- of: the: , men ;'eignw*' i a':.^ee^; ; [;iV;S>|;j claration expreesing: thoir , intenlion stand, by;'^e'vllailway :; meat,, and upon. -■ ■ Yesterday ,-morniris'theiv : I members ■of the union, ■wbjchj ; 120, Tfßre'.ealles!fl|»^^l»-.'ieij^;- , claration,.and did not do so would nently disqualified for employment fcjr I£so. the Department. About 36 of 'them^to3%yv*v : onco signed and went to work. ' 'The if remaining thirty were then written, off • - r the roll, and several who applied later i: ; : in the day to sign the declaration were ; told that they would cot bo required.. '^i BUSY DAYS AHEAD. ;■ There aro busy days ahead for Lyt- . ; telton, and there will be full work for; .:':;..•* somo time to como. Tho ranks ortho v ■;; new union will have to bo ; f etrengthened to cope with tho coming/ ; ' rush, but no difficulty will > enced in securing men; Hundreds "or ;* " the "specials" have offered their, ser- , vices as cargo "workcra. 1 T\SER LINE DUE TO-DAY. . , Tho big fleet already in port wiir.be i- 1 ' iDcreasod this morning by the arrival J of the Tyser Home steamers Narere,■.. : . from Glasgow,, and , Liverpool and..' Mimiro from New York. The Narere -.S----lias 1200 tons of general cargo, and the ' Mimiro has 700 tons to discharge afc Lyttolton. Both ships will etart work' ,; at 8 o'clock this morning, and will em? ploy their crews to handle tho cargo.It is not thought desirable to # new imionists to work these ships, as;' they are subsequently proceeding to , Australia to load. . . ■'"-■. "/.■.:'■: REMTTERA DUE TO-MORROW. Tho Ncnv Zealand Shi|Sping Coni-, - > pany's steamer Remuora will arrive at Lyttelton from Wellington to-morrow , - to complete discharging. 6ho has 2000" Ty. tons of general cargo from London to : land. The Sbaw,, Savill and Albion :'l steamer Corinthic will also arrive > morrow or on Satniday. \ , ": ■',■"; THE ''SPECIALS. ,, . The number of "specials" in .pori:,. has not been reduced, and squads of ! v

mounted men were yesterday stiU patrolling the streets adjoining the front. The wharves are guarded for the most part by "specials" relays of whom are on duty throughout the night. Everything is working satisfactorily, and the men are performing their duties, many of which are onerous, with keenness and avidity. The strikers are interested spectators in the distance, but. at any rate, so far, have made no attempt at interference. •,..-" The attitude of the strikers and their evmpatbisera daring part of the day took'a BKgatly militant turn, objectionable remarks, in some cases accompanied by stones, being directed at the "specials." The trouble was most acnte near the tunnel mouth. In one case a woman who had been using very objectionable language wae on the point of being arrested, but was let go when she burst into a flood of tears, and pleaded hard for mercy. A FALSE ALARM. It was reported to colonel Chaffey yesterday morning that allegations had "been made by carriers tnat the horse troughs in Lyttelton had oeen poisoned, .v sample of tho water in one trough was taken and forwarded to the Government Analyst, who reported that the water was free from poisonous matter. TROTTING HORSES. Mr J. Brennan, the West Australian trotting enthusiast, has four horses here which ho wishes to ship across the Tasman. Fearing complications' across tho other side, he interviewed the Lyttelton Strike Committee yesterday morning, and asked if they would consent to his shipping the horses by the Mannganui to-day. The committee said . thoy would give their consent provided no free labour was used in shipping the horses, and no cargo was- discharged or shipped by the Maunganui. A BARRICADE. A gate was erected by tho Harbour Board at the main entrance to the railway yards yesterday, thus making i-ne means of guarding this point much easier.