THEATRICAL CO. STUCK UP.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1917, 27 November 1913, Page 8

THEATRICAL CO. STUCK UP.

NO SCENERY AS CARGO. From the experience of Mackav's Royal Pantomime Company it would appear that, the Maunganui' is only running between Wellington and Lyttoltoii with passengers and mails. No cargo is shipped by this vessel, as it is understood that the seamen (who were shipped in Sidney) have threatened to leave the- ship if anything other than passengers, their luggage, and mails are shipped. The I'antomimo Company, which has been touring the North Island, were to have commenced the southern four at Christchurch this ovening, but decided not to leavo as the Union Company declined to permit tho scenery to bo shipped by the Maunganui in case of complications. In this plight tho Pantomime Company liavo had to lose a night in Christchurch. They will, however, leave, for Lyttelton this evening by ihe Patcena scenery and all. ' ' '

"Does the strike affect business?" reiterated a AVellington, solicitor yesterday in answer to an inquiry. "I'should say it did —so much so as' far as 1. am concerned that 1 may as well not come down to the olliee at all. . It lias put acheck on the operations of ihe business operator, big and small, wlm is simply sitting tight until things become normal again.' As tho result, there are lois of transactions in which lawyers are concerned that are simply not happening at present." Other lawyers cowplainod that the striko had had » dulling effect,