TIMARU WATERSIDE STRIKE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1748, 13 May 1913, Page 4

TIMARU WATERSIDE STRIKE.

« SIGNS OF BREAKING DP. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Timaru, May 12. The waterside workers' strike shown sohio signs of breaking* up. The threa steamers in port, the kanaka, Petone, and Invercargill, were worked to-d:.y. In Uio forenoon from twenty to thirty unionists, j'ailwnymen, and members of the \\ atcrside Union, assisted by free latem—ncir men on wages, not farmer volunteers*-* workod all three satisfactorily. The water■sidrrs called a meeting in the dinner lunir and as it lasted till after three o'clock the places of the unionists were filled by freo men. It is understood that the meeting was spun out in waiting for tol"sr«!iiq from (lie Federation headquarter--, and that a number of men wore for turninglo. but the majority ruled against it. They will have another meeting in the inorninpj fnin 11V to decide if they will refuse to resume. 'The farmers and business men's committee purpose bringing in men to do all port work. The committee has a/list of 200 men. willing to come at tin hour's notice. Seventy have signed an undertaking to this ellect. At: the Pleasant Point stock solo today Homo shippers said thov would eivo the tree mwi the first right of employment on ships to come. It i* not known what the Union Company will do.