AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) SHIPPING DISPUTE. SYDNEY, Jan. G. A serious development has occurred in the seamen’s dispute. Eight seamen of the intcr-State liner Ormistun, which arrived from Melbourne to-day, gave notice, and efforts to obtain men to fill their places proving abortive, the owners have given the remainder of the crew notice, and indefinitely postponed the sailing of the vessel. ft is anticipated that tho steamer Canberra, which is several firemen short will he similarly affected. A meeting of the Seamen’s Union decided to resist me attempt of the owners to deprive the men of time off to attend stop work meetings. I no- dispute may now develop into a fight to a finish between the men and the owners.
ROYAL FEAST DROPS DEAD MELBOURNE. Jan. G. The racehorse Royal Feast dropped dead while exercising on the track. STEAMER A KIKE. SYDNEY. .Tan. 0. Advices from the Solomon Islands state that a serious fire is raging in the Norwegian steamer Yana, which is loading copra at Gizo. No details are available.
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Hokitika Guardian, 7 January 1928, Page 3
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174AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Hokitika Guardian, 7 January 1928, Page 3
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