SHIPPING STRIKE

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10464, 31 October 1911, Page 5

SHIPPING STRIKE

CABLE NEWS

United Press Association—By Mtc trie Telegraph—Copyright.

ADELAIDE STEAMERS HELD UP

PRODUCE AFFECTED.

(Received Lusi .Sight, 9.20 o'clock.)

SYDNEY, October 30

The crows of the Adelaide Shipping Company's steamers Nardoo, Lammeroo, and Winfield have gone on strike, and have been paid off. The steamers are lying in the stream.

A good portion of their cargoes is wheat. Handlers are working on the deep sea vessels-.

Among a large quantity of produce affected ■'" 36.000 bags of the new season's crop of potatoes in. the North .CVw.r* Company's steamers.

NO IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS.

CLERKS WEARING GLOVES

Received This Morning, 12.5 o'clock

SYDNEY, October 30. ' No important strike developments have occurred.

Both sides are in a waiting attitude.

A number of inter-State coastal vessels have arrived during the past couple of days, and are held up.

The crews, permanent wharf hand" and clerks .are doing their -est to handle the perishable poxtions~rf xhe cargo.

Many clerks take the precaution to wear gloves to prevent.spoi'iig their hands.

COMPULSORY CONFERENCE.

(Received This Morning, 12.5 o'clock)

MELBOURNE, October 30

After the compulsory conference of representatives of the Steamship Owners' Association and Wharf. Labour-* Ws arid Waterside Workers "Unions, j summoned by Mr Justice Higgins, the Industrial [Registrar announced that the Victorian, and , .Qjieensland Unions were the only two represented. Because they were outside New South Wales, and they are the only States working under the existing agreement they had agreed to strongly urge the Sydney mettr to resume and loyally abide by the agree- | ment. They also pledged themselves to do their utmost to prevent a spread of the strike to "other States.