SHIPPING DEADLOCK
LONG CONFERENCE HELD SETTLEMENT POSSIBLE TO-DAY By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. January 14, 10.55 p.m.) Sydney, January 14. A two hours' conference between representatives of the "Union Company and the Seamen's Union left the shipping position still unsettled. The men raised certain questions of policy with which the company's manager was unable to deal directly. He- cabled full particulars to the head office in Dunedin, .and stated that ho expected a reply of a satisfactory nature to-mor-row. Everything is in readiness, should a settlement be reached, to put the.idle vessels into commission.—Press Assn. A HOPEFUL INDICATION STEAMERS' SAILINGS ADVERTISED. (Rec.-January 15, 1.20 a.m.) Sydney, January 14. A hopeful indication of possible, developments is that the Moeraki has been advertised to sail at o o'clock tomorrbw evening, and the Makura and Atom at 3 p.m. on Thursday. Everything is in readiness with the ■ ships and the crews. _ Though nothing definite can bo said, the outlook is considered more cheerfuL —Press Assn. TWO MORE IDLE VESSELS. Sydney, January 14. The steamers Ihuma.ta and Joan Craig are added to the'list of idle vessels. The New Zealand Government agent (Mr. Blow) states that the Ayrshire'will sail for either Wellington or Auckland nest Saturday.—Press Assn. STRANDEDAUSTRALIANS THE ULIMAROA ARRANGEMENT. FEAR OF DIFFICULTIES. The Acting-Prime Minister has received* advice from the Australian Government that the strike of firemen is still -unsettled there, but that the balance of the New Zealanders stranded in Australia will probably be leaving by the Ayrshire on Saturday. Sir James Allen has received, no information in reply to his cabled inquiry about the dispatch of stranded Australians by the transport Uliraaroa from here this week.. The request of New Zealand' is that the passengers be tendered at an Australian port, and that the ship be allowed to proceed. If _ there is the slightest risk of the ship being held up in quarantine, then the New Zealand Government cannot send passengers in the ship. Sir James Allen said yesterday that if he did not get an answer in the meantime he would send another cablegram to-day. The plight of the people stranded here is steadily getting worse, and tfeey are now very anxious to get away by the Ulimaroa. A meeting of a number of them was held yesterday afternoon to discuss the situation, and to decide upon future action. Mr. Walter Jago, a Sydney pressman, was appointed secretary. Another meeting is, to bo 'held this morning at 10 o'clock' in the Gresham Hotclj at which all stranded Australians here are' invited by advertisement to attend.
Fifteen of the exiles were carried by the Kauri, .which'sailed for Australia yesterday.
Since the Ulimaroa arrangement has been spoken of another difficulty has propped up. The.firemen of the ship, it is reported, have declared that if the ship carries passengers they will not take her out of 'Wellington. As the ship is a transport, the crew is subject to Admiralty jurisdiction in regard to discipline;. but it is argued on behalf of the men that they are under such jurisdiction so long only as the ship is used as a transport, and that the agreement would'bo broken'-if passengers were to he carried. ■
The intending passengers- think of making appeal to the Government for assistance to get away. If ■• there should be tliis difficult}' about firemen they will ask the Government,to intervene to settle it if pu'Bsibi.\ and ttiey will 'also urge that the Australian Government bo pressed urgently to allow the arrangement proposed by the New Zealand authorities regarding the tendering of the passengers to be carried out.
The Mayor (Mr, J. P. Luke) will bo glad if any of the Australians held up in Wellington, and who may be requiring assistance, will communicate with him.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 94, 15 January 1919, Page 5
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