NOTES FROM WELLINGTON.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 November 1915, Page 5

NOTES FROM WELLINGTON.

SHIRKERS GET FAINT-HEARTED. GTRLS CW STRIKE | By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, ust jSTight. The Ulimaroa'a departuro for Sydnev to-niglii drew n crowd of interested watchers, the male passengers running the gauntlet of good-humored banter. Several men who were unable to produce satisfactory passports were stopped at the gangway by the police, and not allowed aboard. Others wlvo arrived at the harrier near the ship with their baggage, oa seeing the earlier failures grew faint-hearted a/iid decided not to risk a similar refusal. A few attempted to got away by seeking jobs on the ship but these were also doomed to disappointment. As the result of a slight disagreement with a member of the staff, the girls employed at Hannah's boot factory declared themselves on strike this afternoon. It appears that during the forenoon they had taken offence at something that was said t,o them, and ut one o'clock thoy declined to return to work until they had received satisfaction. Their grievance was disposed of during the after, noon, and the "strikers" declared their willingness to return to work U>: morrow morning. WMle the dispute was ia progress the neighborhood of the iae= tory presenter the ynusuai seetut ef a number of excited vetwo »•;•»;>» etan'<Ji«g stout In gmiH, diasumifis tk«