SHIPPING TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1925, Page 2

SHIPPING TROUBLE.

[Australia A- N.Z. Cable Association.] THK ORA.AIA SAILS. SVDNKV. Sept. 20. The departure of tie: Orient finer Orama. the largest vessel held up iit Australia, was otic ted unexpectedly on Saturday, the crew being composed ot the orignal members of the ship's company. The vessel is not <al lying any mails or passengers. Her first port of call will he at Colombo. Thidramatic development of the shipping strike may prove to he the turning point of tlie struggle. THE DRAMA SAILS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) SVDNKV. Sept. 27. TL' Drama carried only satlii nnt o| a crew to man the ve.-sel. The ollieis who are on strike, numbering I hive hundred, were left Udiind. Another steamer, the cargo vessel Austomedon. also sailed, her crew having remained loyal. A further effort to induce the strik; is to reconsider their terms ol settlement, failed, the men declaring there would he no surrender. Ihe opinion i> generally held that the waterfront si l ike will cent in lie whom two more weeks and then suddenly end. WORKK M KNACK THAN W ML (Received this day at 8 n.m.) SVDNKV. Sept. 27. Ah- Bruce. addressing the Nationalist Federal ion Convention., said that Australia faced a worse menace than Prussianism and war. She was laero v. itli t lie de-truet ion of law ami <>nh .'. 'lie who!,, movement wii- being aimed ai undermining the system "1 civilisation and bringing to nothing the whole economic ami social hie ot the '''ui.iI i'y Tile Doverniueiit was not against the seamen and it regretted I hat 111".' had their wages reduced, hut that was not an Australian allair. R u ''i s a matter which should lie settled in Britain. Dealing with defence. Mr liniee sab |ii s views were that Australia must mopcriite with the rest of the Empire. iUl d. a hove all. with llie lit it i'll Navy. HON .1. C. ANDKR.SUN'S ADVICE. WKLLINC I'DN, Sept. 2(i. speaking at a combined shipping Companies' “smoko" mi Saturday night. Hull Mr Anderson. Minister ot Marine, said that in the world at present, a gigantic force was attempting to undermine and sup the whole )'■ life of civilsation. Since ISJ2I). the whole world had been passing through this undermining. Now. with the stoppage ot ships in this country. New Zealand was lacing troubles also, iie said: “Drastic steps will have to hi taken. The re.-pnn.siliility rests with every indii idiial in the country to rid our nation of this underworld force. Let me plead with you all. for the I reedom and liberty which we in the British Empire and in our own colony enjoy. to keep free our mercantile marine from this force. Endeavour in every way to crude ate it. Let us he proiel of our Empire and of the men in the mercantile marine. Let us ad-