BRITISH SAILORMEN.
trouble on the pakeha ABOUT FOREIGNERS, '[The Peebb Association. ] Auckland, September 25, Some difficulty lias arisen aboard the s.s. Pakeha, which arrived at Auckland several days ago from London, on account of the presence among the crow of an Austrian and six. Germans. The British firemen and greasers on the boat yesterday afternoon informed the captain that they would not work while foreigners' belonging to nations with which Britain was at war remained on the ship. 'The captain endeavored to persuade the men to turn to, hut they maintained their position, and the captain took their names and had warrants .Sailed for their arrest for refusing to obey lawful commands. This afternoon, when arrested, the firemen were brought before Mr E. C. Cutten, S.M. Mr Bagnall, for the captain, said that arrangements had been made to discharge the Germans. As a matter of fact, the captain bad entered into arrangements to that end before the trouble arose and he told the men so yesterday, but they refused to accept his assurance. His difficulty was that it entailed an extra cost of £250, for which he would be personally liable if he had not got the company’s sanction. His Worship said that in the present state of things he was sure no law court would convict the men, though their act had been rather impulsive, and ho suggested that the charges he withdrawn. The captain said he would withdraw the charges if the men gave an undertaking x to go back to the ship and resume work peacefully. The men with one voice said they would, so long as there were no .Germans in the crew. So the charges were withdrawn.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 34, 26 September 1914, Page 2
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282BRITISH SAILORMEN. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 34, 26 September 1914, Page 2
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