LYTTELTON BRISK.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1935, 18 December 1913, Page 6

LYTTELTON BRISK.

; . (Er . Te]«sr/\r/Ti—^ AraisciniJon.' »- . Chflstchufch, December 17. ! 1 ■ The . result of the Lyttolton by-elee-tion has given great satisfaction io the strikers, and their gratification is reflected ill. their faces. There was another big muster this morning when, as■ has been their custom for some weeks, they formed a procession at tho post office, and, headed by a banner of scarlet, inarched to tho Oddfellows' Hall, where they held a meeting. . '-'Me .following twelve vessels w<iro worked to-day:—Dainbridge, Hercules, Turakiua, Arawa, Pateena, Wootton, Flora, Canopus,-Ivaipara, Annie Hill,. Kaitangata, and Cygnet. Running under tho auspices of the Federal and Shire . Line, tho Now Zealand Shipping Company's Itaipara arrived at Lyttolton this morning with 700 tons of cargo from West of England ports. Tho vessel will proceed on Saturday to D.unodin, where her charter will expire, and - where slio will commence Homeward loading, afterwards proceeding for a similar purpose to Bluff, Tokomaru Bay, Gisboriic, Napier, and Wellington. She is duo to leave the last-mentioned port for Home on January IG. The Now Zealand Shipping Company's liner Turakina arrived this morning from Dunodin with about 1000 tons of cargo from London. It is hoped . to dispatch, the vessel on Saturday to.Timaru, Bluff, and Port Chalmers, to load for London. Her ports of loading, ■ after.' Port Chalmers, aro uncer- ' tain; For tho.purpose of continuing' her Homeward loading tlio Shaw,, Savill 'and Albion liner Arawa will sail today for Timaru. Sho will subsequently i return, to Lyttelton to load a big ship- i nsent. of wool, butter, etc., and will then proceed to Gisborno to continue loading. After being in the stream for several days, on account of being short of her full complement of men, tho brigantino Aratapu secured them this : morning, and, favoured with tf southwest wind, sailed for Kaipnra. It is understood that tho wages agreed to bo paid, to the seamen are £8 per mc-nth..