WORKING CARGO.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1902, 10 November 1913, Page 8

WORKING CARGO.

Wharf scenes and incident.

The rattle of winches could bo heard all day Saturday in the vicinity of the King's and Glasgow Wharves. Threw ships Wore working—tlio Mo.au.a, Avil': lochia, and Athmnc. Excellent propress was mado both with loading and discharging cargo. Of the three ships, tho Ijmon Company's J.loana was doing the least work. Her gangs wore'engaged in shipping butter- for San Francisco and Vancouver., There was gohi.o delay at first, on accounVof the firemen having left tic ship th.D previous' liiglit* Consequently, a number of tho nonunion men kept steam up for tlia winches. ... Work at, tho Ai.hcr.io rattled merrily along, and all tho checsc lias been put aboard. Soiile wool has been ' a ' ! , cl } aboard at l'light from certain coastal steamers anchored in the stream, and n Start was made oil the fax oil SMuraaf Af'tsriioou, Large quantities (if mail? have also been shipped. _ The crew of tho Athenic have remained tayal tt) their promise, and have worked tuo ship like. men. Deck-hands aro cmphived driving the winches. When one young fellow was asked what he thought of tlio job, ho replied, "It's .'ill right. I made thirty bob ,\esterduv for the -day's work'.. Wo d:d a bi', of ovOrfcinio in the Bay last mm," "No, tho work is easy, compared to some, of the jobs I have worked on in ' ilm.ominlrv," another man said, in an- : swor to a question. "1 was getting thirty bob a week and found at tho ■place I left, and I can tell you. the hours | and conditions of work. Wer.a !;oihiim in . comparison to this job, Vos," he continued, "even to stacking dumps of wool in tiers. Wo liail. some, ol thai out in the tav last night (.Friday), It's, tho 'first, time I'va tackled it. and again I say it's easy compared to some work I've done. Then

bgauij look at tho money we make hero I" It is'probable that tho Atheilio will bo coaled ■' to-day by members of her crew. Tho actual date of her departure for London has not been fixed as yet.

Hugo slings of cases of-apples and bananas were to be seem, shooting up from the Willochra's holds and landed nn the gangway on tho. King's Wharf. No timo was wasted arid truck" after truck of perishablo cargo was 'run into tho sheds. Masters and officers were 'driving winches, and pursers wero placed in chargo of hatches. Men who were in command of some of tho company's finest steamers drove winches. When work had finished for tho day an-offi-cial of tho Union Coriipany addressed them and told them,that he would take fhera for a harbour excursion in the Natono on Sunday afternoon. "What nbout fishing lines?!' called out several moil. "That will bo alright. We'll find you l#omo. Don't worry." • Tho announcement was received with «fchecrs.