SHIPPING DISPUTE
THE WAIRUNA HDLD-UP VESSEL UNLOADED BY NEW UNION Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright VANCX VJEII, September 26. The crew of the Wairuna said they refused to unload the vessel because Vancouver was classifies as an unfair port owing to the longshore strike. One of their number, Arthur Mackenzie, was taken to hospital shortly after arrival, and the crew refused to take the ship out short-handed. The cargo was discharged by the new union, which is recognised by the British Columbia Shipping Federation. Officials of the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand said the crew made no objection when the cargo was being loaded though they knew it was for Vancouver. If objection had been made, the cargo, which was partly per'.shabie, including ’ dried fruits and canned foods, would not have been loaded! The company’s spokesman said the men were within their rights in refusing to go to sea short-handed, but efforts to bring the crew up to full strength met with refusal by the men, r mlting in the captain swearing out the warrants. The officers and stewards are still aboard. Mackenzie is suffering from appendix trouble, but an operation has not been performed. _ He is progressing well, and expects to leave hospital in a few days.
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Evening Star, Issue 22146, 28 September 1935, Page 17
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208SHIPPING DISPUTE Evening Star, Issue 22146, 28 September 1935, Page 17
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