THE SHIPPING STRIKE

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LIV, Issue 9027, 5 November 1925, Page 8

THE SHIPPING STRIKE

- - ♦ - - i >y ... id. - Press Asi-aac Copy I ight Aust. N.Z. Cable Assoc. Brisbane, Nov 4. I'uimvviug on the refusal ut the railwaytiieu at liovven to deliver coal to the wharves, the Premier announced that tlu- Govormnent would he <■ mpeiled, to take steps to seo that it* authority was not undermined. Tie Premier previously threatened the men with dismissal it they ret used to handi'“ the cnal, Work i- proeccilino quietly at Cal: ii.-. Tie- water'iders are working th" carg > umlcr protection ot the tarrner.', afier the letters’ rout <>t the Commu;;:.' 1 .. Perth, N ov j. Th" situation at Fnmaiffle is quiet. The seamen of tlif Orsova agreed to accept tiic owners’ terms and return to work. ib-c. Nov. 5. 8.5. a.in. London Nov. 1. I'nm erniiig [he suggestion that Mr W’abh proposes to conn* to Britain to establish another seamen's mi ion in alliance with the Australian union. both Mr Havelock W ilson.-' union and (lie Amalgamated j Ml an 0" Workers regard the proposal wid: Indifference. They point out ! [ha.! i heir unions embrace eighty per cent, (if (he maritime workers* of Britain. I herefore obviously then' is in; room for another union. | DEMONSTRATION BY j STRIKERS. \ (Per Press Association.;Auckland, Nov 5 ? Yt-s!■.•relay afternoon about thirry striking seamen hd't. bellind from their ships, made a* demonstration outside tin- polling booth at Queen's wharf. After a march from (he Trades Hall, carrying a red flag, one of the strikers spoke attacking ( ingr the Government in connection j with the strike. They were pur- •, snarled to disperse by a policeman. They then made a demonstration alongside (he Cormthic which j resulted in one of thorn being ar- ] rested to prevent further trouble. ! Th wharf gates were closed last j night, j Ausfc. N.Z. Catio Assoc. | Rec Nov 5, 9.40 a.m. | Sydney, Nov 5 1 The Ceramic sailed with a full \ crew. |

RAHAVAYMEN SUSPENDEDBrisbane. Nov 5 j Tin- Government suspended j twelve railwaymen at Boweu on a .•barge <<f refusing to truck coal to ilk: wharves. The railwaymen j calieti a .stop work meet ing for toj dav. at which is is expected a dej <-isiou will be reached that all rad , j wavrn -n. shall cease work, j Tim Premier stated that there { will be no turning back as iar as | flic Government is concerned. The | Government was not to be dictat- ! cd to bv a body which set itself ; against the Government's authority. | The farmers have commenced j loading sugar into the jehips at j Boweu, Perth. Nov . 5 The seamen decided to take the Karoola to sea. The Orsova and Bnrda sailed with skeleton crews, j The Apolda sailed from Bunbury with a full crew.