SHIPPING TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 October 1925, Page 2

SHIPPING TROUBLE.

[Australia it N.Z. Cable Association.]

AT DUNEDIN. Do NEDEN. Oct. Id

In response to a request.- by the Jseeretarv of the Seamen's Union, the police have postponed the journey to Daparua jn'isou of the oo Karanga sea-

men sentenced yesterday to six weeks gaol.

Having completed her London cargo the New Zealand Shipping Company's oil-burning steamer longariro sailed at 1 p.m. to-day lor Nelson to complete discharge. Ibe vessel is still carrying the crew who signed articles in London early in August. No trouble wa- expel ieiu-ed with the Tongariro's crew at Lyttelton or Dunedin.

It vv a- learned to-night that nothing definite ha- vet been done in regard to securing a crew lor the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer llo-i-erata. now at Port Chalmers. The ves-el is expected to be- clear ol bet London cargo ibis week, and it is an-te-paled that- she will he ready for sea earlv next week.

Cf LA TTEI.TON. Oil U IsTCI 1 Uof'lf. Oct. LA

The Leitrim loinpleted discharge oi the local portion of her cargo to-day and moved out into the stream. A

number of volunteer seamen and firemen were taken aboard. I lie balance nl' )ier roinj lotm-iit will join to-morrow, slie will depart for Dunedin. The Manuka, which was to have left Lyttelton this afternoon for MelLonnie, via southern ports, was held up owing to being short- of a liremaii an a trimmer. Three men signed ofl to-dav and one was signed on. Iwe others were secured this evening, but the other members ot the stokehold crew declined to sail with them on the ground that they had not been sigtied 'III during Union Olfieo boms. Tld- is the first time objection lias 1 leen taken to such practice. The nier. will lie signed on to-morrow. The

Steamer is expected to get- away at 10 a.m.

(IVKBCBOWDED I'ivi.sON. SKA MEN AT DADADUA. ( HKISTC lIVBCH. (let- Id. Daparua Prison is nowadays a populous place. lis numbers "ere swelled to-day and yesterday by eleven sinkers from the Leitrim, who "ere sentenced to six weeks' impris at the Lyttelton Magistrate's v '>'■>' »' sterday. Of the 11, six were taken to gaol yesterday afternoon, but the other live had to stay in Lyttelton, as (hero was mil sufficient room lor them at Papnrua. Pivo went by the 0.30 train this morning. M'STDALIAN NEWS. SYDNEY. 'Oct. llh is stated that the representatives of the British seamen who will attend Monday’s compulsory Arbitration Court Conference will seek a settlement on the lilies ol that adopted at the South African port-. ADELAIDE. Oct. 11. The de.-k hands and stewards have returned tn tin* steamer Aseaniu-. hut she is still held for want of firemen. ENGLISH POSITION. London, 00. il The Australian steamship lines state that they are surprised that. Mr. Justice Powers has called a compulsory ronfereuce when a set tlenient had been reached in the United Kingdom, oml in South Africa by the seamen voluntarily returning to work. ( omlitions. the owners eav. thereby became lliumtl and tbat Justice Powers’ intervention at. Hus ium ime is especially utilortuuai'-. a- the An Dalian Conn, il h umb.-rsto'id. ran have no jurisdiction in Ihe mat ter. The shipowners have, i allied to the Australian press suggestin': that Mr .1 ust ii e Dover-' interventioij s ultra vires, and is mo-t in isi-ld.-v tons. Mr Allen. ( liairmaii of the Shipping Federation, stales that Air Justice Dov-

or-' action, if pursued, may lead f*i I urt her dillieultic-. as the affected seamen. being under tin' amendable British articles, an agreement may only further mislead the seamen into an erroneous belief that Justice Bowers is In

position t-o benefit them. The shipowner- are taking immediate slops to resume sailings. They hol e fn till several blanks in ili<"iv schedules and to regularise the sailings for the next

three mouths. A prominent shipowno: stated tliat it was difficult to estimate the total tonnage, toil the shipowners' losses through delayed sailing- were comparatively small alongside the tremendous losses caused hv a distitrliaur-e of trade which must cost the Fmnire many millions. A most ugly feature was that an impetus was given to foreign shipping, which would anparctill\ displace litany British seamen. MEN STEADILY SIGNED OX. (Received this duv at S a.m.i SYDNEY. October in. M.ii arc being sietulilv signed on the idle ship-, but the scareitv of bunker !;ands eoni.intti's to be the chief cl i Hit'll 11 v. The steamer Port Darwin secured practically a lull rtvw and hopes to sail for New Zealand tomorrow.