POSITION IN DOMINION.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVI, Issue 10529, 21 October 1925, Page 5

POSITION IN DOMINION.

REFUSAL TO GO TO SEA. THREE MONTHS’ IMPRISONMENT. AUCKLAND, This Day. Thirty-eight men of the Tainui’s crew were sentenced to three months imprisonment this morning- for combining to refuse lawful commands. Counsel for the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company said the circumstances were neculiar and sinister. Hie men Wellington. Later fU the £ own request, they were brought to Auckland at the Company’s expense and permitted to rejoin the Lainui Sere After doing routine work since tatSatuX wf they this morning refused to take the ship to sea.

TWO SHIPS LEAVE AUCKLAND. WAIMANA MILS FOR LONDON. AUCKLAND, October 20. Two more British ships, the M aimnna and Otaki, were despatched from Auckland to-day. The former sailed at 6 40 a.m. for London, via New York and Boston ; and the latter at 4.30 p.m. for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin The Waimana had been loaded for some weeks, hut her departure was delayed by the strike. The crew now consists of 40 volunteer seamen. She is

the fourth British steamer to leave the Dominion with produce for England since the strike commenced. The other t ree ships were the Ruahine, Arawa and Port Dunedin. The strike delayed the Otako for only 24 hours. She was ready to sail at 3 p.m. on Monday. However, the stokers refused duty and departure was postponed. The deck hands, four able seamen, and nine ordinary seamen did not go on strike. The firemen and trimmers were- replaced by

32 volunteer stokers. . . "The departure of the Tauiui lor Opua to-morrow evening will be interesting, as she carries a mixed crew A number of men did not go out on strike and some who did returned to duty again, hut are more or less in sympathy with the strikers. In addition, the ship has 30 volunteer seamen, con.seouently anything might occur at sailing

tJI In accordance with their undertaking! to resume work, 23 stokers ft cm In Port Hacking, who last week were .sentenced to six weeks’ imprisonment for refusing duty, were released from gaol to-day. They left by the Mam Trunk

express this evening to join th© ship at Wellington. Engineers belonging to the cons?n, acted as Port Hacking’s trip from Auckland t Wellington.

TWO HORORATA MEN CHARGED. SENTENCED TO A MONTH IN GAOL

DUNEDIN, This Day Two members of the crew of the Hororata charged with refusing to obey a tewful command, were sentenced to a law iui cuiiii captain said one month m gaol. i«« v ~ <- the men had been adopting a poI y obstruction, following upon the gagement of free Inborn. Defendants admitted taking a day a t;XcK«"victcd of now prepared to work with free lrihom, but the Captain said the men had been riM "ith deserting from the Raranga were remanded till to-morrow.

TWO ARRIVALS AT LYTTELTON. MANNED BY FREE LABOUR. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The Kent, from Wellington, manned by free labour, and the Raranga from Dunedin, manned bv her owni e , but minus nine members who failedl to lin a t the tune of the vessel s sailing, arrived at Lyttelton tins morning.