SHIPPING TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 August 1925, Page 3

SHIPPING TROUBLE.

[Australia <k N.Z. Cable Association.] DECIDE TO WAIT. SYDNEY. July 31. The .Marine 'Transport Group met. but decided to wait until next week before debating any matters of importance. CONFERENCE ADOPTS AGREEM EXT. .MELBOURNE. July 31. The full Shipping Conference has adopted the sub-committee's agreement.. thus ending the long drawn out I dispute, but it is expected it will be several days before normal services are restored. AGREEMENT EFFECTED. MELBOURNE], July 2,1. The full Shipping Conference is now discussing the sub-committee's agreement. which it is expected will be .signed on Saturday. In this event, mass meetings will he held in all the States on Monday, and Tuesday. THE PROPOSED TERMS. MELBOURNE, July 31. J lie suli-eommittce of the Shipping Conference arrived at an agreement for the settlement of the dispute. Jhe agreement provides for the abolition of the Roster system, but the owners will continue to engage men at tho Mercantile Marine offices during tlie hours provided in the. old agreement and will apply to the Seamen’s Union offices when casual vacancies are to he tilled. J’lie agreement, embodying t!uv>e terms, provided that it is to ho signed bv both parties for a period of eighteen months. GOLF. SYDNEY. Aug. I. The Australian mixed foursomes ol the golf championship were won by Mrs N. Lees and 11. Morrison, with a score of seventy-eight. PRESS CABLE BATES REDUCED. MELBOURNE. Aug. 1. 'The Director of Postal Services announces a reduction lias been made in the rates for press cable messages between Canada and Australia. Ibe now rates which come into force to-day are -Id per word instead of oil. Messages from \ iineouver ( ity are reduced Pom 3Jd a word to 2:jd.