ANOTHER STRIKE?

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 179, 28 January 1914, Page 5

ANOTHER STRIKE?

FIREMEN' AND UNION STEAM SHOPiI COMPANY AT VARIANCE. * J TIIE TAVIUNI HELD UP. . ».?| liy Telegraph—Press "SB Wellington, Last A dilTerence of opinion has arisen MPt]| tween the Union Steam Ship Catnpanjlvl and the ilremen in regard to tlie attn ning. of the eoastal steamer T»vtufcpn| The vessel arrived here on Sunday tUBM from the South, and wag to havrivMH yesterday for New Plymouth ud vUgl West Const. Yesterday morning, fc'oMl ever, one of the firemen signed off 'UHH vessel's articles, and the oompan* Mid since heen unable to fill the vacanqr.'sß Enquiries as to the reason for lujgl were made by n Post reporter. It -IHM learned - that the firemen are 'requqgH ing the provision of an extra the stokehold. The legal compleiMaH is three firemen and two trimmer*, m 99 this, it is stated, lias proved tor.v to both sides in the past 'H| flic men are asking for six firemen JH no trimmers. They say that the nh| needs that number, but the Union IlliMM pany denies the point strongly. 1173 M maintained that the Taviuni is an <Wsj ship to work. "jB The Union Company refuses tajjPjß way. ami it looks aa though tho Mj|9 will.be held up indefinitely. She go to an nnehoraee in the stream thl£| afternoon. 71 is believed that BhuMWM would not refuse to go to sea it fed present vaeane.v were filled, but stncles have been placed in tho the company in its endeavor to Bemßtyfl| fireman. There are plenty out of WQ&fl so the reporter was informed, but, tMM refused a berth on the Taviuni.' ''M Mr Young informed a reporter flail he knew "nothing of the matter/Vjjfijfl would refuse to say anything if li|MH