SHIPPING TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 October 1925, Page 3

SHIPPING TROUBLE.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association, SYDNEY STRIKE MAYS. SYDXVEY. Oct. ■_>). Tilt' fliiff iLftn of strike interest today was the arrival l>y train from .Mel- - bourne oi filtceii of the sixteen metnwho struck then*. '1 hey were met at hors of the crew oi' the steamer Xeslor Sydney by a si|uad of special police and escorted aboard the Xcstnr. Tin* wharf labourers are now e I i;.*a ;/(■: I in discharging the Xeslor’s i-nrj'ii. it is now announced that the Diogenes, which was yesterday reported as not calling at .Melbourne, will call there. Tt is unofficially aimonueed that the Overseas Shipping Kepreseiitat ires. Association has evolved a scheme for overcoming the Seamen’s ITiion uka-c for preventing the coaling of vessels. - AT MKUiOCItXI*:. MKi.IiOITiXK. Oet. -Al. Incensed by a report that a volunteer crew had heen .smuggled aboard the steamer Kuripdies. thirty strikers dumped a lorry load of mattresses for the "■x liner into the Yarra and deeaui|ied. Ihe driver of the lorry recovered the bedding in a damaged condition. Tins steamer Weribee is tied Up at Geelong. The owners allege job control has been attempted by the seamen, and have decided I<> pay off the crew. The trohule arose through the engineer discharging a fireman. The - firemen considered this unwarranted, and the Seamen’s Union refused to fill the vacancy. The crew decided not to sail until Liu* man was reinstated.