SHIPPING DEADLOCK.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1922, Page 5

SHIPPING DEADLOCK.

SYDNEY STEAMER HELD UP. POSITION AT AUCKLAND. TWENTY-SIX BOATS IDLE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland. Last Night. The seamen and firemen of the Manuka gave twenty-four hours’ notice to-day. Over a hundred passengers had booked by the steamer, which was timed to sail for Sydney on Thursday. The Makura, which is on the Australian articles, is due here on Thursday from Vancouver, sailing next day for Sydney, and will take the Manuka’s passengers and mails. • The crews of two small coasting vessels have given notice. The number of steamers effected now is 26, of which three are at Onehunga. The total includes 19 coastal steamers, six intercolonial cargo steamers, and the Manuka. It is intended to pay off the Navua on arrival to-day from Fiji. In any case she would remain here ten days. The Flora is also to lay up. POSITION AT LYTTELTON. ANOTHER SHIP HELD UP. Christchurch, Last Night. The number of vessels held up at Lyttelton as a result of trouble with the stokehold crews was increased by four to-day by the addition of the Wanaka, which was recently recommissioned after a long period of idleness at Port Chalmers. She carried extra firemen up the coast, but while at Timaru it is alleged one fireman deserted. As she still had her full legal crew she came on to Lyttelton, but before leaving the southern port the stokehold hands signified their intention not to proceed further than Lyttelton unless another man was procured. As a man was not forthcoming the vessel w T as put out into the stream to join the Karon, Wingatui and Katoa. NO OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Wellington, Last Night. No official pronouncement has been made by the executive of the Seamen’s Union regarding t the shipping trouble.