RED FUNNEL BOATS BEING WORKED.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14841, 5 December 1913, Page 7

RED FUNNEL BOATS BEING WORKED.

BY- COMPANY'S' REGt-kß"ir-_FyjJ ' .' TROUBLE ON S.S;,BRISBAN^ ; I||| (Received December 4th, 9.45-p.m.) , -, SYDNEY, December 4. The Union Company,' later in the -'- afternoon, sent its regular staff back' to .-j work, placing them on board the Ma-, kura and Maunganui. Thoy will dis- -." charge the Makura and ' load-, tlie - Maunganui. \ - ? ,-/ Seamen are unloading th© Wasg* . nui's New Zealand timber at Newcastle. When the seamen found that coal was. - being loaded into the steamer Brisbane at Newcastle without the aid of trimmen, they intimated that they would not take her to sea if her destination. . was Lyttelton. This difficulty has not yet been overcome, and threatens to lead to an extension of the tronble. * THE CONFERENCE POLICY. WHiRF LABOURERS CALLED ON' ]"_ TO OBEY. (Received December sth, 1.15 a.m.) SYDNEY. Deoember 4. The Combined Unionists' Co_f-r__ce has called on the wharf labour©.- to provide labour in accordance with ths policy of the conference. Mr Hughes trenchantly criticises thc labourers responsible for the failure tc carry out th© will of th© conference. The Industrial Commissioner has promised to take some action in connexion with the dispute.