WINCHES SET GOING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1916, 26 November 1913, Page 8

WINCHES SET GOING.

NEARLY EVERY SHIP AT WORK. (By Tciegranli—l'rcss Association.) Christchurch, November 25. The Uimutaka was brought up to th« wharves, by the steam tug' Cantcrburv" and was berthed at No.fi Wharf at 7 a.ni Shortly afterwards a number of Arhitratior.isls stepped on board, and, )vitH the assistance oi' the eiw, were quicklv at w.'-i'l; on two hatches, tlm railway norma, iie-nt men loading the trucks-. ' Anion" tile ArhitraUnnists were two expert winehmen. .Hie first portion 0 f the cargo consisted: of barrels cf cement and the new vrnteraidem showed marked aptituuo for their work, and required very little coaching. The Rinmtaka's er-osv worked on amicable terms with tbn Artiitratiouists, and ibrir joint eilom were responsible lor jive barrels often being put alio each shng-a creditable perlormaiiee. fco well did tlm men -ret into their sfrido that, before vorv leug the iiead stevedore for the Now Zealand .Shipping Company had two mom hatches working, this afternoon loadluj! operations commenced on the ltiimttaka, members of the Railway Casual Vluirl Lri-j'iouror-s Lnmn workins; the (.argo was also heinc " transhipped from the Morning Ijicttl., and from tire .Dorset, which is unloading frith the aid of her own crew assisted i

by the railway permanent men in ibo trucks. The Dorset will probably get f° r Dunodin to-morrow. This afternoon work began on ill® Gpouri and tho Breeze. The Breeze ivi 11 probably leave for Wellington lanight with a locomotive which elm is shipping, whilst tiio Cygnet will leave to-night for Aluiron. It ts expected that tho Shaw, Sayill, ami Albion liner Corinthic, at present in Wellington, will arrive at LyttdUm on Thursday to jmt out tiio balance of hor cargo from London, Eighty New Unionists. Thorn were 80 men on tho roll of' tha new Waterside Worker*' Union when operations oommencod this morning, arid, (luring the day, several further nppiieations for membership were received. This afternoon nearly all tire ships in the harbour were discharging cargo. Tho Union Steam Ship Company's Kini came in from tho stream and began discharging timber, tho permanenthands working aboard, and l the Railway Casual Eniployees' Union in tho trucks. The Westport Coal Company's Caiwpus, tho ti«ibt>r-laden steamer Oprttiri, and several schooners were discnargmg, and excellent work was also dono oil the Rimutaka and Doi-set, christohurtii Municipal Drivers Resume. Everything was quiet in Cilristoiiurc.il throughout the afternoon. Tho drivers in tho employment of the City Council who went- out on strike yesterday returned to work to-day. Evwv man ivont back, inchiding a few agitators among tho men and the uuion offieials v Yesterday afternoon, before tho first' day of tho strike was over, they signed * on again, and resumed work as usual this tuoriling. A new Drivers' Union was formed this morning, starting with fifty members of the old union. Applications from others are heiiig received. Tho union is to bo registered as the Christchurch Horse and Commercial Motor Drivers' Industrial Union, and. tho necessary papers for registration go to Wellington by to-night's mail. H is anticipated! that'the carrying work of tho city will be resumed by tlio new union almost immediately.