SHIPPING TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 September 1925, Page 3

SHIPPING TROUBLE.

[Australia A N.Z. Cable Association. POSITION UNCHANGED. AICKI.A.VIi. Sept. I. The position regardiug tin* strike o seamen on tlic British ships is mi changed. Tile crews nl llic Matnkaiia and I ’• n inorvali li.avo not given any sign o going on strike. 1 lie .Matakatia <■ \ pects to complete her discharge ol Aueklaml cargo from Liverpool am Glasgow bv tin* end id the week. >h< is srlioii tiled t i leave fur \\ el 1 i net ill on Monday morning. She has 2HW tons ol (areo for Wellington. I UK) lons for Ly! tell on and IMC'i tons for Dunedin. Tim Penmorvah will probably lean for Sydney The Zinal whose crew are on -‘tike will he docked for ni>pi cl ion this allelnoon. The Wonganvlla. which was unable (o berth at Neu I’lynnuilh owing to lue wharf being occupied ly lie- I’orl Dunedin and I lie Dorset, arrived this illumine; io discharge .„>!!{) tons ol phosphate from -Nauru Island. I lie crew are on Australian articles. The Waimana. after being delayed at f!isborne, arrived at, Auckland early last, evening to complete her loading. It is hoped Do despatch her for New York on Sunday. AFRICAN POSITION. (Received this day tit 10.25 a.m.l CAPETOWN, Sept. ?>. The strike position is more hopeful, ii- view of the pending conference it is significant. however, according to the Secretary of the "Federated Trades which locally is controlling the strike that the, men are determined the old rates of pay must he maintained till tin matter is settled with the other side by conciliation or arbitration. Cl! i: W STRIKES. CAPETOWN, Sept. n. The crew of the Bendigo have struck a Durban, making eighteen vessels ;tell at Smith Alriinn ports. STATE (iOVERN.MENT REPLIES. (Received this day at 10.25 it.til.) SYDNEY. Sept. I. A reply to Mr Lane's telegram regarding the Deportation Board lots been received from the (Queensland Government which is agreeable to becoming a part;.' to the proceeding. The \'ietorian Government replied tlu-y would mil have anything to do with the prop isal. advice to workers. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.i MEL BO I'll NE, Sept. I. Mr Charlton Inis issued a statement that lie Is hopeful, as The result ot an appeal to the Mil'll Court, that the drastic deportation measure will he declared invalid. If not. am! deportation should take place, lie earnestly appeals to the workers in this country as trade unionists of lifelong standing, and as leader of the Australian Labour l’artv. not to allow their minds to be inflamed in the excitement of the moment and the (invcrumeul bs action by strikin'' hut depend upon the result of the elections which catmol he bine delayed. A general cessation of work would only inflict- untold misery on the workers themselves. “Should the Labour Party Io suo cessful,” continued Mr Charlton, we will immediately repeal this iniquitous legislation and make Australian citizens amenable to tbe laws of the land in connection with any alienee which ma v hi- eommi I ted.

PIAKO AND BRISTOL CITY SAIL. LONDON. September •'!. One hundred and fifty seamen at M iddlesborottch decided to join I lie strike and appointed a si rifle committee and pickets. Holiday makers are stranded at -Jersey where no mail arrived to-day. The steamers, Piako and the Bristol ('itv. both sailed eo scheduled time. The Piako obtained nearly a lull mew from Bristol and picked up the remainder in Harry Roads. The Bristol City similarly shipped the remainder of her crew at Walton Jhty. The latest move of tlie l.ivetpool strikers is that pickets sign on the Liverpool liners and when aboard threaten the union men who refused t" join the strikers. The Carmenia. Aurnnui and Montcalm nre held up, the firemen and seamen having struck, lull the ollieials are confident that new crews will he forthcoming.

.All-11 lire arriving in Liverpool from nil over tin 1 country in tln* hope of finding employment. OWNERS’ OKER CONSIDERED'. new Plymouth, Sept. u A meeting of the sailors of the Dorset and Port Dunedin considered Ihe owners' oiler and passed resolution characterising it as an insult and declaring In return to work until their full terms were agreed to and that in future no oiler of the empoyers will lie consitleretl unless negoiid ions are made through the delegates.