SAILING ON TIME.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18479, 5 September 1925, Page 13

SAILING ON TIME.

STRIKERS REFUSED DOLE. INTEREST CENTRED UPON LIVERPOOL. (AUSTRALIAN AKD N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received September 4th, 7.20 p.m.) LONDON, September 3. An official statement from the Seamen s Union headquarters reports that no liner failed to depart punctually to-day, including the Berrima for Sydney. Attention is at present focused on Liverpool. It has been discovered that many-extremists are signing on there, intending to withdraw at the last moment and prevent sailing, but the ship owners are aware of the ruse and now have emergencies standing by to defeat the trick. A thousand strikers applied for the dole at Liverpool, but were told they had refused work for which they were suited and were therefore ineligible for *the dole for sis weeks. The Australian trader, Port Napier, obtained a full crew. The Royal Mail steamer Glamorganshire has sailed. The crews of the cross-channel steamers reported for dutv to-night. The service will be normal to-morrow. DOWN TOOLS. MINERS' THREAT. . IN EVENT OF. DEPORTATIONS. (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received September sth, 1.20 a.m.) ■ SYDNEY, September 4. The president of the Coal Miners' Federation announced that if any attempt- is made to deport any industrialists, the miners throughout the State will down tools. IN N.Z. PORTS. NO CHANGE IN POSITION. V FINAL OFFER TO MEN. (PEESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, September 4. To-day an advertisement is published by the masters of the linera affected by the strike that, a consequence of the refusal of duty by the men, wages wero forfeited from the date of refusal, and that allotments against pay are liable to forfeiture unless duty is resumed by midday on Saturday next. If work is resumed by that time, however, the wages will not be forfeited, and the allotments will not be affected. NOT AFFECTED. BRITISH CREWS AT AUCKLAND. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND, September 4. The position regarding the strike of seamen on British ships is unchanged. The crows of the Mataikana and Penmorvah have not given any sign of going on strike. The Matakana expects to complete discharge of her Auckland cargo from Liverpool and Glasgow by the end of the week, and is scheduled to leave for Wellington on Monday morning. She has 2700 tons of cargo for Wellington. 1400 tons for Lyttelton, and 1300 tons for Dunedin. The Penmorvah will probably leave for Sydney to-morrow. The Zinal, whose crew are on Btrike, will be docked for inspection this afternoon. . The AVonganella, wESch was unable to berth at New Plymouth owing to the wharf being occupied by the Port Dunedin and Dorset, arrived this morning to discharge 5500 tons of phosphates from K auru Island. Jhe crew are on Australian articles. The Waimana, after being delayed at Gisborne, arrived at Auckland early last evening to complete her loading. It is hoped to dispatch her for New York on Sunday. WILLASTON AT BLUFF. KEEPING UP STEAM. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) INVERCARGILL, September 4. The position in regard to. the striking crew of the Willaston remains quiet at Bluff., The vessel is standing by wi't steam up in anticipation of the trouble being settled. j THROUGH PROPER CHANNELS. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEG3AH.) NEW PLYMOUTH, September 4. A meeting of the sailors of the Dorset and the Port Dunedin considered the owners' offer and passed a : lution characterising it as and declining to return to the full terms are agreed to. It also decided that in of the employers should cons h h unless negotiations are made j delegates. •