NAVUA HELD UP.
THE STOKERS WALE ASHORE. , (l!y Telezraoa.—Presa Association.! •*V Auckland, -November 23. As tbo resuit-of a dispute in the stokehold ' of thif. Union Company's Island steamer Navtia, the vessel was -unable to get away .'from Auckland for Fiji today; and i# in consequence, still detained here.' j The troutilo appears to have started at. Wostport' on Saturday last, prior to the/' steamer's departure for Auckland, arid, this.rAorning, tho comprising tha" stokers; greasers, 'and trimmers, signed off the ship's articles, and walked ashoro with their baggage shortly iaftcr the vessel's advertised tinio of tailing, i It is understood that tho men's chief grievance's a puns', one of the engineer?, onit .against the payment for tho hiro of a tug at'jWestport. _ The tug was sent off' to tho steamer with threo men at a cost' to the company of £12 10s., on Wednesday. j" . The men gave tho regulation twentyfour hours' notice, and. as stated, left tha vessel to-dav. It hoped that their places will bo .filled by 10 a.m. to-mor-row, tho timo at which tho Navua is advertised to sail. •
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1294, 24 November 1911, Page 7
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181NAVUA HELD UP. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1294, 24 November 1911, Page 7
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