NO CHANGE.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 November 1922, Page 5

NO CHANGE.

THE SHIPPING DEADLOCK- / . . NO SIGN OF AGREEMENT. BOTH SIDES WAITING. By Telegraph.—Press Association. JVellington, Last Night. There is no further change to report in connection with the shpping trouble, and to-day neither the officials of the Seamen’s Union nor the Shipowners’ Federation had any comments to make. So far there does not appear 1 to be any immediate sign of a settlement, as the union has pot come forward with any guarantee that the award of the Arbitration Court will be observed by its members. Judging by the developments taking place in Australia, it is assumed that some further time may elapse before the Union Company’s and other vessels are working with unionist crews. As far as future developments are concerned, it would appear aa if the members of the Seamen’s Union are waiting to see whether any definite action will be taken by deck officers and engineers in regard to the running of ships by free labor. A cablegram was received from Sydney to-day stating that the secretary of the Seamen’s Union there had reported that he had received a cablegram from New Zealand giving quite a different version of how the trouble is progressing here compared with that given in the Sydney papers. A reporter wae informed that the message referred to had not emanated from Wellington, but that possibly it might \have been sent from»some other part of the Dominion. NO SIGN OF SETTLEMENT PREMIER'S REPLY TO UNIONS. Wellington, Nov. 22. There is no change in the shipping situa, tion and no sign of a settlement, as the union has not come forward with the guarantees asked for by the owners. Mr. Young, union secretary, declined to alate whether any steps had been taken to call a meeting of the national executive regarding the guarantee. Regarding the Sydney message that the union version of the New Zealand, position is different from that given in the Press messages, it has been ascertained that the union's message did not emanate from Wellington. The crew of the Holmdale gave notice yesterday, “but her departure with a nonunionist crew is expected this evening. Yesterday telegrams* were dispatched to the Prime Minister by the Federated Cooks and Stewards’ Union, the Merchant Service Guild and Marine Engineers’ Institute, asking that the suspension of the Shipping Act should be removed. To-day the cooks and stewards received a reply from Mr. Massey stating: “I will consult my colleagues, but the Government must be satisfied that this strike is at an end before the suspension of the Act is removed.” POSITION IN AUSTRALIA. NO CREW FOR MAKURA. WORSE TROUBLE HINTED. aj Telegraph.--Press Amc.— Copyright. Received Nov. 22, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, Nov. 22. As the Makura’s crew failed to appear to sign on at the appointed time to-day, the prospects of the vessel sailing to-mor-row for Auckland are doubtful. Received Nov. 22, 10.25 p.m. Sydney, Nov. 22. The Union Company has made no further effort to secure a crew for the Makura. It is unofficially stated at the Trades Hall that a very serious dislocation of shipping Will shortly take place unless something unusual happens. The trouble on the Boon ah has been settled and arrangements made to sign on a crew. Eighteen members of the Kauri’s crew at Newcastle were sentenced to 28 days’ imprisonment for disobeying the lawful command of the captain.