IN AUSTRALIA.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1932, 15 December 1913, Page 6

IN AUSTRALIA.

WAITING FOR A CABLE MESSAGE APPEAL FOR FUNDS. By Telesiraph-Press Association-Copyright (Rec. December 14, 3.5 p.m.) Sydney, December 14. The combined Union Conference, Ims adjourned to ' Monday pending definite information from New Zealand, Mr. Grayndler, chairman of the conference, says a cable message of great importance is expected from New Zealand. The secretary of the unionists' conference has received further cablo messages from New Zealand stating that the strike has not collapsed. Mr. Laracy, secretary of tho Shearers' Union at Wellington, has cabled to tho Australian Workers' Union:— "Waterside workers who came out aro solid, seamen also. Miners arc on their own. Fight could bo won if good judgment used. Finance now the main question." THE SHIPPING BLOCK. MANUKA GETS AWAY. Sydney, December 13. The Canada 'Capo is moored in the stream. It is understood the unionists will be given another opportunity of working tho vessel on Monday. The Manuka sails for Auckland on Monday. The Ihumata, with timber from Hokianga, is stuck up, wharf labourers still adhering to tho policy of 'the unionists' conference, namely, to unload only those of the Union Company's vessels not trading to New Zealand. The crew of the Inga, which arrived at Newcastle from Sydney, gave twentyfour hours' notice at Sydney, believing I the vessel was going to load coal for New Zealand. The coal trimmers refused to trim the coal for tho same reason. The seamen, however, accepted an assurance that the Inga was not going to New Zealand. She probably goes to Suva. Trimmers at Newcastle refuse to trim the Kurow, which arrived for coal for the Dominion. EMPLOYERS' VIEW. PROMPT GOVERNMENT ACTION URGED. Sydney,-December 13. iS Tlie opinion of tiie Employers' Federation is that prompt action should bo taken by the Government to restore shipping facilities between New South Wales and Now Zealand. A meeting of tho Federation on Thursday forwarded the following resolution to Mr. IIolman: "As the existing trouble'had not originated here, and there was nothing at issuo between New South Wales employers and tho wharf labourers, tho Government should take stops to restore the facilities which are in suspenso owing to tho unwarranted action of certain employers connected with waterside work at this port."