THE WATERSIDE STRIKE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 90, 16 December 1913, Page 6

THE WATERSIDE STRIKE.

THE SEAMEN’S UNION

[Per Press Association.] 'Wellington, December 16

.Mr Young, secretary of the Wellington branch of the Seamen’s Union, referring to the report from Napier that the seamen there had decided to strike off and resume work, said he received a tcdegram.from their Napier Representative giving the statement a denial and intimating that their .members at the port remained absolutely solid. Dunedin, December 16. Mr Young, secretary of the Seamen’s Union, denies that the Wellington seamen are taking a ballot, etc., as to the resumption of work.

WELLINGTON WHARF WORK.

Wellington, December 16

Despite the heavy rain, caigo work is being briskly’carried on to-day. Out of 28 vessels in harbor, 22 are working, including' the big liners Ruahine, Zealandic, Corintliic, and Remuera, 1020 men being engaged. The wet weather has had the effect of creating a shortage of labor. The seamen delegates and shipowners will confer again to-night, no finality having been arrived at last evening. Some of the labor union officials and strikers appear to he getting impa-

tient at the ‘delay of the FederationConference in coming to a decision.

NO OFFER TO THE SEAMEN.

Dunedin, December. 16.’ I

The representatives of tlie local Shipping Companies, when seen 'to- 1 day, give a denial to the statement that they have made an offer to the' seamen to reinstate them in their former positions, or that they should bo asked to come under the Arbitration Act.

DUNEDIN STRIKER SENTENCED.

Dunedin, December 10

William John Newman, a striker, pleaded guilty at the Police Court to using obscene language arid striking "William Miller, arbitrationist. on a city trairicar. A large number of previous convictions were '■ proved against accused, who was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment and bound over on bis own recognisance, of £SO and /two, sureties „of £26 each, to keep 'the nonce for six months.