MORE STEAMERS IDLE.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 12, 14 January 1919, Page 5

MORE STEAMERS IDLE.

i THUMATA AND JOAN CRAIG, j 1 THE AYRSHIRE SAILING ON SATURDAY. (Received 10.20 a.m. I SYDNEY, this day The lhumata and the Joan Craig have been added to the list of idle vessels. The New Zealand Government Agent states that the Ayrshire is sailing cither for Wellington or \urkland on Saturday

n.Oit.--' A. and N.Z. Cnl.le I NO SETTLEMENT YET. BONTTS SYSTEM OPPOSED. DEPUTATION TO COMPANIES. I ,SVI)VKV. .Innunry 1.1. ! When the members .>f tin- Seamen a.n<l : Firemen's I'nian "lathered for the me-t i ing ,-alled for the for»noi.n to-day, t.. discuss thr- terms offered hy the Vnioii Steamship Company, it was announced that th<- inreting had L«>en [lostponed till ti>-nig!it. Two iii the conveners of to ; night's mreting st-Tte t hut they intend t<l' take step? lo break up the little circle j which is looking for a strike. The section which caused the deadlix k on Saturday included many men who do not go to'sea. If the sra-pninf! imai attj-nti to-night it is belii-veil that Saturday's I decision will be reversed. I I The secretary of the Seamen's t'nioli says that the company's terms would I have be.-n in operation hefnre Ui-day only that the increase r>f :>:>. was called a ■■"bonus." Tlie men had received so many promises of bonus money, which were not filBHIl«l. that, they would not agree to any more such offers, and for that reason thi company's offer was rejected. The men appointed a deputation to wait on the t'nion and the Australian Inited Steam Navigation < Companies, and further discuss the position.— (A.: and X.7.. Cable. \