MUST GO HUNGRY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 279, 22 November 1913, Page 8

MUST GO HUNGRY.

j WESTPOH.T SUPPLIES HELD UP. ' NO COAL FOR BTRIKK CO.\L\IITTKK. I ir.\ Telegraph.--Owu Corrifpondciit.i j CIIRISTCHURCH. this da.i. I An unfortunate posirion has arisen at |I/rttPltan in connection with the. little steamer Defender. This steamer's car-,, I was taken out by the strikers, acting by permission of the Federation officers in J Wellington, and a cargo of produce '»;,. put abonrd for \\"rst|K>rt. Kepr.-sr in ilions had been made that good.- supplie.were running low in thai ;,-wn. and strikers were mindful of Ihe fact that ; West port's population include., many .miners who are .-launch friend- <■! ; !■•• , Federation of Labour. Si-voiitnai tons iof coal were required to Lake I In- I)----.fender to West.poit. ami yesterday the master of the ship was informed that no ; supplies were available. The strike .<..- ---■ at the port interfered, and saw the : local represeniative of th.- J'.b. k'nal I and I We-tport Coal Compnnic-. It appears ; that (he Defender is u-ually coaled |-.i----[the West.[H»rt (iin.jwny. and on t l.:,l -...!■ the blackball (i>tn[«ii.y uilirr"lr 1.-.n,l ton stocks will -...reely tiM th.. „■..-: pressing of order, from icgul;!,- . 1:----[.omers) refused :he request. Tin- i.\il I ! ton agent of the West port ( .-mpaiiy n's 1 ! refused supplies, giving as hi- ,-jit.on. so the strike committee allege;., the refusal iof the. strikers to allow the company's jolliers to discharge coal in the port, I during the past three n-rrks. Tie strike committee communicated with the head office of the We.stport Coal Company, but. according to the committee's daily' bulltin, without any success. The Defender, 1 therefore, it i.s fearer), will l;.uv to remain lat the wharf until the required quantity lof coal ear be collected from -nurcc;. I beyond iho i-ontrol of the coal com- ; panii's., 1 The West-port Coal Company i»tales ', that the whole explanation of ' the 1).J fender episode is thai coal supplier . aire rfiori, ami all the coal available is : for consumption here. I —