ITEMS BY MAIL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 746, 19 February 1910, Page 13

ITEMS BY MAIL

v,\.v:: ♦ - .., - STRANDED AUSTRALIANS. 0 ism™ DESTITUTE Df LONDON. 1(60BBA0N BOYS m DIFFICULTIES . I'.Xettezs rccoived in Australia from LonV Hon lately stated that numbers of young kAnstzahana who, attracted 'by tho; ro-;.--.':'Tsu3icb ; of.'the ■. : ; ■ ships' at.. different ports :of - the :Commonff&d * Continental seaports. / The * English jccea- eostams some 'strong comments on { . . tta snbjectp : pointing out - that those con- • jraraed in-shipping sailors hare for some . fitna reabsadhoTT difficult'it us, in Lonflea , to find: employment for Australian . • - ieamea, who desire l to return to the Comv tauonwealth. During the past . has been engaging the-attcn-'the: .■. Colonial Office, 'and evidence from Tanous )wnnber. of Australian: seamen .who : berpome stranded ia -a; good deal greater ; . than is: generally' supposed. . -The difficult is that men with no pre- ; :pionß sea Bxpcnezice'ship from Australia - 'coal-tnmmcra -or' mess-room.'stewards. ... Others ; engago M' . "seamen"—not -as . ?A-B/'r-and the men, when - paid probably./have: l not. more than.^3o3.• to t > - draw. -These men .and boys seem to have no; idea of tho- diiticulties of. reshipping .- in..London. Those who haro money •do < / ftot - husband ■ their resources, and often <, they frequent boardinghonses where they are turned, adrift so ■ soon as 'their cash : is gone, t , pilasters of-.vessels trading from London - to; Australia , will not ship an Australian : tmless ho • has several - discharges,'out and i . , lkome..v They.'know-very well that in all i •;; pzpba^ty.-;he^yiU leave \ vessel;' as I , . »oon ; as/gh© • :to an:' Australian • port,'^'l And .the . shipmaster thon . - will have "■'* > BMppttg•.'.'iD^ii^the^';'.inalL , ' If a j:; ;, master is, fortunate enough -to . get "a gobd.l sailor he .will .have > to pay tho i which;: '.'considerably I the rate; • ruling- 111 v.; {~ ySteain ers -i- can always: .' get v :;. "-; ; / a ; ..nipply.;;of j mi? -"V.G/i-discharges'-from'-several ships. ! ~';v-..-,. ".the. Australian :seaman-.-''almost''.in-'.v vanably ' andr diminishes his a^ • take him'.j : -Thefact thati- itr is I te'>6hpw.;thrw vy^s^' ; actdal> sign; as. able P&amin: has tended to tlirowi.a gnnH 'num. «. -men'Wk to. the.^ordiGary /•.vyr/cean^/'v.0r.1.-Maman"^ 'k:£i;out an/ avenue' of /employment that ;; V ;;: tthe - d^iitiite;!.Australian,-used '.to- fill;-; ! ' :i »-J; ,®o®n, stranded; in,' Londo n; during'last year jere some come' from' the So-v:>;r7-v;:;4OTw^ k - : pfiy Harbour; -. Measures were.- adopted•' : , by; the New- South Wales Government to p stranded Sobraon-:boys < back^"-to • ; :'4hair.homes,-;. months: -. :•:': a. < of these., lads . have - - been. : :-v■.{'at:<rate v 0f,.15.! per •• month.;' In-a ';.}rarumber of■inM»n(^;.-these-lads : have been. ; .ifient lette'r/'of inbbduction' to; the : jghore supenntendents of. steamship'lines. . .ffhere.aro two.or three companies in London who havo * shipped these lads to r - : e "'. passage. : back f ; to /Australia;. v 'anthoWty London'sog--, ; . ; thatno -lads : should vho pprm j f-fprl < ;. ••••! from; Australia«on* vessels "which ' vill discharge on tho Continent. He rwouid.also like to see/some arrangement v ■entered: into.,with s the. shipping -companies iar the repatriation of distressed Aus--••^.-/.~^i£^Jr:-,Yet;'£uiother.: thev i should apply to their Agents-Gen- . v^ho.shall have.-the- power 1 to - send i • -.-Jack v men ~in > nio •same-way.',- as •' a ■ Consul V ; distress^ r;\.- .failors.' :