THE STEAMER HOLDUP AT SYDNEY

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 87, 7 January 1919, Page 7

THE STEAMER HOLDUP AT SYDNEY

POSITION UNCHANGED ' V;,! ■"■■] DEFINITE STATEMENT OF '! CLAIMS REQUESTED 1 By Tclenrai>li"Pre'sß Aesociation-Oopyricbt j (Rec. January 6, 9 p.ni.) i Sydney, January 6. , ] The shipping trouble remains unchang- j ed. Present indications show that there , i is little prospect of an early settlement. ! Seven vessels are now held up, including ■ the Island steamer Levuka. ' The posi- '. tio'n, so far as the Union Company is concerned, centres round the men's. "■:; claim for £1 per day. If they would ; waive this,' any other little points in- , ,',; volved could, it is stated, easily bo over- 1 come, and an early settlement reached. .'••'<; The company's manager says that he has i not been able to ascertain exactly what /' terms the men want. In the beginning ' ; they asked for better quarters.' These • were granted. Then they requested more , pay, and finally JC'oCO insurance. Under j such circumstances it was impossible to ' - deal with the dispute. In the meantime j the company had sent a letter to the Sea- : men's Union asking for a definite state- ; ment of claims. ■ _ .1 A meeting of the Transport Union has ... ,1 discussed the situation. It is.understood ' that the union favoured the seamen's ;) demands. '■■'■] The Durham, which will voyage via j Brisbane, took over a hundred New Zea- .',j laud passengers, and the Port Lyttelton .:i about fifty. . . ' I The Suevic is expected to leave Mel- j bourne, via Hobart, for Auckland 6ome ■' '] time this.week.—Press Assn.