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Hokitika Guardian, 20 December 1920, Page 4

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(By Electric Telegraph—Copyrigut ) SUPPORT FOlt STEWARDS. j SYDNEY, Dee 18. | The stewards’ dispute has become 1 more serious in consequence of the Transporters’ Council resolving to stand solidly behind the stewards in their . fight for an eight-hour day. j

the Inca arrives. SYDNEY, Dee .18

The Inca entered the heads at 1 a.m. She was kept afloat only by her timber cargo. Captain Winthcr had a thrilling narrative to toil. He explained tluu the vessel eiicdifhtored a strong easterly gale near Smoky Cape and began to leak, and soon beeamo water-logged. He thought it never could survive such weather. Tho Cosmos first sighted wreckage and then 11 i 0 Inca, which caused -the°belief that there had been two wrecks.

With the decks awash and-only kept from sinking by her timber cargo, the Inca’s crew were huddled on the poop and the captain’s wife’and baby were saved from constant wetting by fixing a few boards on top of the gangway. After two days of this, the captain ordered tlie crew, with his wife and child aboard tlie lifeboat to seek help. He with the donkey-man, Ross, who refused to leave Captain Winthcr, lived till they were picked up and throughout the two, in a small boat, at the stern of the Inca, which was then practically under water. The Cosmos rescue and tow were a fine piece of seamanship.

OFF TO GERMANY. SYDNEY, Dee 18. The Tisuareu, the first vessel since 1914’ ha* sailed for Germany with a cargo of ;Wool for Hamburg. TRAFFfC COST. MELBOURNE, Dec 18. The Tasmanian Government informed Mr Hughes that it is willing to pay increases for three months, if the strike is not settled in the interim. Mr Hughes is consulting companies incidentally promising to dvert Commonwealth ship, ping to Tasmania, where practicable. Wharf labourers have complicated matters by submitting claims for 5s 3d per hour. STRIKE EXTENDING. SYDNEY, 'December 18th. There are no developments in the shipping trouble, excepting that further inter-state steamers tire rendered idle. There is a possibility of.the strike extending to cargo boats. A number of New Zealanders and intending Davis Cup visitors are greatly disappointed at the indefinite postponement of sailings. ELECTORS JUDGMENT. PERTH, Dccetnbed 18. Tlie latest figures of Knlgoorlie election show Mahon is badly behind.