STILL IN THE STREAM.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 533, 19 June 1909, Page 6

STILL IN THE STREAM.

... INDRAVELLI WITHOUT A CREW. '.' The difficulty that . wias. experienced 1 in ; securing' a crew : to take.the lndravelli -to Singapore had not. been 1 surmounted yesterdayl evening, and the' 'steamer.' still remained .at, anchor in the stream; During the niomi°g>, Captain Richer, made another offer to the' •unemployed seamen assomWed at'.', the Government Shipping Office, engaging to pay them. coaatal. rates on. tho voyage, defray any expenses they might incur wh3o waiting for a ship, to bring them homo, and pay the cost of tbo homeward passage. This offer however,-. was '.not -accepted, the men > still adherjng to, their demand that wages should bp.paid .on tho.homeward voyage. There the .matter rests for .the .present, as Captain Pilchcr docs not appear disposed to advance the; figure,- and men appear in no hurry to-work. Those who would bo willing to sign : under ordinary circumstances are' reluctant to do so now, lost they should be roughly handled by, tho hostile section.

The fighting which took,pkioo on Thursday was repeated in a mildrfarm yesterday afternoon. It may not, havo had any special ; reference to the, lndravelli trouble, but it took place in tho vicinity of the Government bmpping.Omco,, whore the seamen wwo congregated.. One of the men iccoived a knock- '!????"> Jfh® l ,ho. camo to some few minutes afterwards, he was marched away bv two oonstables. , ; ,y