SHIPPING TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1925, Page 3

SHIPPING TROUBLE.

[Australia it X.Z. Cable Association.]

CLIAIBINH DOWN. SYDNEY. July 2o

The only change in the shipping position is that -Mr 'A a Ish on behalt of the Seamen's l.'uion oll'ered Air Bruce to work the slops in the Tasmania and trade ll the Movernmeiit put- them into commission. TRANSPORT OFFER. SYDNEY, July 21. A meeting of the Transport Group resolved in order that the ((immunity should suffer no inconvenience as a result of the present dislocation of the shipping industry, that the group offers iU co-operation to the Prime .Minister in main tuihing the Inter-State services. It is considered the Movcrnment should commission all idle vessels of the Commonwealth line and other

idle vessels in various ports ol the Commonwealth, which the group will undertake to work in accordance with the terms of the agreement between the Commonwealth Shipping Board and the group. .Mr Walsh states lie intends to communicate with tlie shipowners on Tuosdav to notify them what progress the seamen are making in consideration of the terms of the settlement laid down, and the probable date when the union desired a conference to again be (ailed together. BRITISH SEAMEN. London, July 21. Australians who are suffering front the shipping strike and chronic uncertainly of marine transport will probably read with open-mouthed amazement oi a contrast in London, where the shipowners and tile Seamen s, and Firemen's Union shared the expense of a dinner to celebrate a slr,keless decade. There were lour handle:, present, including peers, commoners, sjiip-ow 11 vi s. shipmasters, seamen and firemen, with their wives and daughters. Tile Trade Pnion Leaders were conspicuous I>v their absence, with the exception of Mr Flank Dodge- and All' Till,Tt. The owicrs and seam -n toasted each other in champagne.

Air Alan Henderson pointed out that the shipowners and seamen bad held eight conferences, instead ol eight strikes, during the past eight years. The result was that British sea men’s wages were double those ol every 1-011-(inontal country, representing an increase of seventy ncr cent, over the rates ruling in P.U I.

Air Havelock Wilson challenged the seamen in any part ol the Empire WMi'i'c strikes preceded conciliation to show better results.