SHIPPING TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 October 1925, Page 2

SHIPPING TROUBLE.

("Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.]

ENDING THE STRIKE. SYDNEY. Oct. 17. British seamen and Australian In ionisls expect the strike to bo settled early next week, probably by a resolution of a mass meeting of strikers on Alondav next. PERTH. Oct. 17. Seamen at Fremantle decided to lift the embargo from the steamer Lime ick. STRIK E LEA BERKS STATEMENT. LONDON, Oct. 17. .Air Shinwell interviewed said lie noticed the Fremantle strikers were reported to have repudiated his action in calling off the strike. No individual marine workers’ union has authority to come to such a decision, which was reached, following mass meetings at the various parts, voting by an overwhelming majority for the termination of the struggle. For a week before the strike ended in Britain, no active picketing took [dace. It was obvious therefore, that no useful purpose could be served by carrying 011 the struggle, though the unofficial strike committee ill London declared its intention to carry oil the strike there was no picketing of any kind and the men were signing freely when ships were offering.

THE ULTMAROA. OUTBREAK OF JOB CONTROL. SYDNEY', October 17. An outbreak of job control was responsible for the cancellation of the ITimaroa’s sailing. It is now understood that when sailing time arrived one firemen was missing and the other members ot the crew refused to take the ship to sea and application was then made to the Seamen’s Union for a man to fill the ■vacancy. This-was not acceded to and, although every effort was made to adjust the matter, 110 settlement could lie reached.

Although her sailing was cancelled indefinitely ami the crew given notice, if the complement is filled to-day the notice will lie withdrawn and the vessel will sail. 1

The question of overtime (cabled yesterday) was apparently only a minor matter in the dispute, which, the management says, is really the commencement of another outbreak of job control.

CENSURE MOTION SHELVED. BRISBANE, October 17. The censure motion was shelved by the Government when ‘ the business paper was received in the Assembly. The motion was found at the bottom of the general business, following the Government business, and, as under sessional orders, it was recently agreed that Government business should take precedence lor the remainder ot the session. It is unlikely the motion will he discussed.

Mr Moore, in the Assembly, condemned this action, stating that just as the rights of the people had been sacrificed and trampled upon, so had the rights of the minority in Parliament been subjected to ill-treatnient.

THE RARANGA. DUNEDIN, October 17, The steamer Raranga was again held tip owing to eight of the firemen anil trimmers leaving the ship before the sailing time on Saturday attenioon. The snipping officials hint at outside infliTnee being brought to hear on the crews who rejoin their ships alto 1 being released from gaol. The Raranga finished loading on Saturday morning, and was to have sailed at .1 p.m. for Lyttelton to continue discharging London cargo. The steamer Leitrim arrived at Poll Chalmers to-day, from Lyttelton, manned In a volunteer crew.

IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY. October 17. British seamen and Australian unionists expect that the strike will he settled early next week, probably bx a resolution of a mass meeting of strikers on Alondav next. PERTH, October 17. The seamen at Fremantle decided to lift the embargo from the steamer Limerick. LONDON NEWS, LONDON, October 16.

In consequence of the doubts cabled from Australia concerning the nature of Air Canon’s message to the strikers in Australia, it has been ascertained from 1.10 Alarine Workers’ Union that no message calling off the strike went hut a cable was despatched announcing that a ballot of British strikers at a mass meeting decided to call off tin: strike. .McKinley (the Union .Secretary) said: " We have no authority to interfere in Australia. It would Ik resented, just, as we would resent directions from them.” LONDON. October 16.

A French shipping strike is developing at Lo Havre. The dockers have joined two thousand seamen on strike, delaying several liners. Rioters stoned the police.

ULIAIAROA HELD UP. SYDNEY. October It). The Ulininroa has been laid up imle finitely.

STEWARDS RET CRN. ADELAIDE, October 19. A number.of stinking stewards have returned to the steamer Balranald. MELBOriIXE, October 10. A member of the strike committei in the course of a speech to the strikers said the warrants issued for the arrest of some strikers were executed, restricting a hand to be lifted from the seamen and they would light hack at the police.