AT TIMARU.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14823, 14 November 1913, Page 10

AT TIMARU.

AX AMUSING EPISODES. \\ ffi A CREW PROMPTLY S The men on the s.s. Timaru, received the following%£» gram signed "Belcher":— 'All giro legal 24 hours' notice discharge." Acting on this, men and firemen gave the »F )d j WB hours' notice, which expired yestorday afternoon. fZ?\Jpm, tie vessel got the with all possible despatch could got away for Hokitika «| notice expired. And they so doing, to the displeasure, - of tho men. The boat *» *gjM sail at five minutes to °* c of going without demur, (2) and seamen (4) left %w£lf« went up to town to^ tho Customs and asked him as position. That official told .Jg&Kfß they must go to having expired. ~i fte. , β^taat* , M turned to the boa?.- but <*« fJHJwB - j,»t.. Iramediateß' the «eaffle»M|

■' -wd the captain mounted the bridge, ■'■--- ISRhe veil's moorings were cast ,:' ***, The steamer was just about to : S' when the four seamen jumped 1 Sore, saying that they would not go "SSI the firemen were brought back, -fjev stood on the whart wr about » '• "tinnte, and then, changing their 1: SSs opparcntly, they jumped back on ft steamer. The captain lost no ■ •'■; !f ffl o in getting the boat clear of the ■■■■■-SSoir. but ho anchored out m the ■■SSi«iUaid to wait until such time as fhTship's agent could take out another fireman, the steamer only requiring ■Jμ. although she has been carrying K '" t *'Tb& tvo firemen who left tho ship wcro seen by the ship's agents in town , L the afternoon, but refused to return, •thon«h advised of their illegal procej n 7j are leaving before their notice had psbircd. A fireman from Dunedin was " T taken out to the vessel in the stream and she ?M <>«" «" ri - nt afc 4 P m - The captain of the Holmdale sent to the Department for an interpretation ' of- the articles under which tho men "ecned on. and he received a reply that T i& 'final port of discharge is the port it-hero the vessel completes the discbarge "of brr cargo after a round trip. '■:' The Storm i= still loading. It is ex- ' pecUnl that a new crew will h> secured { ■ The crew of the steamer Kairaki, i ,I,evinK'-dven the requisite notice, were J paid off yesterday, but another crew Vras'promptly obtained, and the steamer inll get away to-day.