SHIPPING TROUBLE

Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1931, Page 5

SHIPPING TROUBLE

STRIKERS EFF’ORTS.

TO BRING OTHER MEN OUT.

(Australian Press Association.)

SYDNEY, October 30.

Tho militant set-tion of the seamen here, met again today to consolidate their position

The shipowners called for crews for the. six idle v esc sis, but there was no response.

Aji attempt was made to bring out the crew of the motor freignt.er

“Mundalla,” when she berthed at Sydney to-day, but the crew declined

to come out, and the police drove tne strikers from the vicinity of the wharf.

The waterside workers are carrying on, and are refusing to be drawn into the conflict.

Work on the waterfronts at- Adelaide and at Brisbane is proceeding smoothly.

Plenty of men are offering at Melbourne for all of those ships that are not already idle.

A CANADIAN REPORT.

STRIKE RESENTED

VANCOUVER, October 30.

Consternation is expressed here at the attempt to hold up the Aorangi and Niagara, especially as Canada is holding its Australian “good will week.” Any attempt to interfere wiith the Aorangi and Niagara will surely be accomplished here by a demand that they he placed on Canadian articles, with Canadian personnel. Canada. with its greatly-increased world trade, has not had any serious shipping hold up in living memory, and people are unable to appreciate any hindrance to an expeditious carriage of passengers, mails and freight exactly to schedule. COMPULSORY CONFERENCE. (Received this day at 9.25 o.m) SYDNEY - , Ocober 31. The Prime Minister communicated with parties to the shipping dispute, intimating he will convene a compulsory conference before Judge Dethridge, Meantime shipowners are asked to make no appeal for volunteer labour.