THE POSITION AT TIMARU.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14822, 13 November 1913, Page 11

THE POSITION AT TIMARU.

$EAMEX ON TWO BOATS GIVE ;■

NOTICE

(»pec: _ T_ "the tress.")

TIMARU, November 12; Determined- attempts have been made during tho past two days to get :,,*. the seamen on all boats arriving at :",' . ■ tfle Port to leavo their employment," ." , hut up to last night these efforts had •y , only resulted in the seamen leaving on© y'<'. boat—the little steamer Storm, and V, -_; some* of those who left this vessel ap- %. ! " s ." entl y expect tho trouble to bo short ?'..„ ! lived, as they ore waiting about Timaru V , .hoping to bo able to sign on again in a £"■" day or two." Notwithstanding that all ■£•*! * *^. f 6 *™ 611 leffc this vessel, the proba•""i... b'lities are that sho will get away toJy morrow for Wanganui , with a good =t CIt ?"" • r ' l6 aeain '-n on the s.s. Breeze, ■_"" ~which arrived here on Tuesday night give twenty-four hours' notice to-day -.', __- of their intention to cease work. The ■•:■ vessel was loaded with produce,* howT %?u er ' an , d "A 8 despatched to-night for ■ _"*■' he _° rt . h » the tw enty-four hours' notice WJ - no J having expired when she left. •y. It was stated that the telegrams rev.* ■ ceived by tho men on the two boats *;- were signed "Belcher." but it was g, ■ thought probable that Mr Belcher had /•":„, not himself signed any telegrams my- *: contradiction ot the attitude he has all ... } along taken up in telling tho seamen t*. ' to. stand by their agreements. En- _,' - qmnoa made yesterday on the point "* - went to show that Mr Belcher has .a, -never gone further than to say that -■"••' *.r"° "warnen "could" give twenty-four •%, - hours' notice. ■ r - l ';''' ,"3» e.s. Holmdale. which is also at v.. -.-Timaru, was discharging timber all day -i JJ . to * da y- The seamen aboard her reifr". "Wed a telegram yesterda"y, but its ■b\ contents wore not disclosed, and the ""■"- men took no action. This boat is ex--7' to leave to-morrow with pro- ?•,-, duce for Hokitika. The steamer- Kai- -, . raki arrived to-day from Nydia Bay, "-.' ' a ? tl s»e worked all day discharging -i , timber, ' Tho men on this vessel took -«• -no -action in the matter ot giving ,-,- -notice. *'.'"_■'* mc , little amusement was caused "; -S en l " c Kairaki-tied up at the wharf •■--'- ' lv_ **" oriun _. ' when a prominent V->, "JSwerationist, finding it impossible to «>','-wkuxl the boat (the inference was that -;-yi ne desired to influence the men), ex- & Vres&eA a strong desire to send tho ■•V t •> pS agent ( who was landing close /k. _y) on a trip through space with a v - *"" Ml jS n ß charge of gelignite as the pro.y: • peUing force. "Oh, you would convert _._:-_.~ie into a flying machine, would you?" *-' - remarked, the agent good humouredlv. ,'' * _A ne Tmuru Watersider Workers' \-£ ' has decided to affiliate with the ■/. -™"r wate.-side unions who are under - " . and Conciliation Act - *_» Wanganui, Auckland. Welhngton, ■ i X. elso "l» Napier. Gisborne, Bluff, and > .'* -_nedm.