SHIPPING TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1925, Page 2

SHIPPING TROUBLE.

(Australia A N.Z. Cable Association.] MELBOURNE, October 25. The Ceramic sailed for Sydney with a skeleton crew. PERTH, October 25. The steamer Karoola, due to sail tor Eastern ports, lias been held lip, the crew refusing to sail unless two sick members of the crew are put ashore. SYDNEY, October 2d. Strike affairs are quiet. A meeting of strikers deposed their president. ,1. A. Johnstone, and elected .). Chnnnon president. The Port Adelaide sailed with a full cr«w POSITION AT WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON. Oet. 2d. There is no material change in the local shipping position. It is understood that considerable tree labour is offering, but the tompaities are rcticicnL a.s to what amount of such labour is being accepted.

The Turakina, on hoard which a lire broke out the other day. doing considerable damage to The copra cargo, has sailed for Napier to complete loading. Both vessels are fully manned by mixed crews of free and union labour. The unionists resent

the presence of volunteers, hut no open hostility is shown. [.AST OF IDLE SHIPS. AUCKLAND, Oet. 2-1. The Tainui a rived at Opna. Bay of Islands, on Thursday afternoon and commenced loading frozen meat. It is expected that she will sail for Lyttelton nn Sunday. The Volunteer crew maintained a speed of eleven knots on the trip from Auckland in dirty weather. The Zinal. the last of the ships affected by the strike at this port, sailed to-day for Nauru Island. The men who replaced the strikers signed oil at the rates offered under British articles. No special inducement was offered by the owners. STRIKERS DEMONSTRATE. SYDNEY, October 20. The Seamen’s I’nion decided to man the Newcastle and Hunter River Company’s ships which have been ru'iming since October last with volunteer crews. The company is considering the offer. The steamer Port Adelaide sailed with a full crew. -M KI.IIOITi.N'K, Oi-toliei* l>o. With the object of inducing the remainder of the crew of the Ceramic to join the strike four hundred strikers marched to the steamer’s side. Reinforcements of police were rushed to the scene, but the strikers made no attempt to hoard the steamer and after yelling intermittently for several hours they dispersed without attaining their objective. „ AFK Afl) TO RETURN. CAPETOAVX. Oet. 24. The steamer Seattle arrived at Durban from Buubury fifteen men short, owing to having to sail suddenly ducto the fear of threats of the strikers. Several members of the crew state they will not return to Australia as they fear personal violence.