WATERSIDERS’ STRIKE

Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1924, Page 3

WATERSIDERS’ STRIKE

iUMTRALIAN AND N.Z. O'.BLE ASSOCIATION. SHIPPING TROUBLE. .MELBOURNE, December 5. The shipowners’ oiler applies only to returned soldier and sailor members of the Yt’atersiilers’ Federation. Further hearing was adjourned tdl Saturday.

A COMPROMISE. MEI.UOLRXE. Dee. 7. At the Arbitration Court, Justice Powers gave his decision in tho shipping dispute. He said be bad no luto abolish the shipping labour bureau in Sydney, but lie made an older preventing tho shipowners from insisting on the men registering at tbe bureau, as the condition upon which preference' shall be granted. Justice Powers, ui his judgment order preventing the owners I rum insisting on the men registering at the Sydney bureau, contingent upon tbe men returning to work. also threatened that if the Union disobeyed his a wind lie would consider favourably an application from the shipowners for the deregistration of the Union. The men’s representative stated the Union workers would not accept the nc'w terms. THE FREMANTLE HOLD UP. PERTH. Dee. 7. 11l the early hours of Saturday morning. an attempt was made at Fro-, mantle to set the steamers Clan MaeXair and Port liowen adrift. The rope hawsers mooring them to the* uh.iif were out. but the vessels were kept at the wharf bv steel hawsers. The men responsible for the outrage weie .surprised in the middle of their work, ami alter a revolver shot had l>een ared. presumably from one of the ships, the miscreants escaped. All the vessels tied up at the wharl are now substituting steel tor rope hawsers. COMMONWEALTH LINER SAILS. SYDNEY, Dee. 7. Tiie Moreton Bav sailed to-day without further trouble, after being delayed since November 3rd.