TROUBLE WITH FIREMEN.
... <BY TELEGBAI'H.—ritESS ;ASSOCIATION) Dunedln,' March 26. Something m-tho naturo of a strike occurred at Port Chalmers last evening. . Just as tho. Ulimaroa was about-. 'to leave for , . Sydney a disturbance arose among tlio firemon, owing, it is said, to three of them having been paid off, and to a refusal to pay off a few .others. It appears that 'tho steamer had three firemen in excess of tho required number on arrival. About a quarter of an nour before tho time of'departure, tho firemen / •;"""oenng"about •20 informed 'tho captain that;the work, was too hard, • and, after some conversation,; tho .wholo number went ashore. . Three • men woro, then secured to' fill thq, of .'those paid off, and, after somo persuasion; the 'others returned on board.. Just as tho vessel was leaving tu*o of the men jumped ashoro. It -is-under-stood somo' of the steerage passengers were prepared to assist tho firemen in their work - if-necessary. The vessel was delayed about •40 minutes, » ■ ': -
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 157, 27 March 1908, Page 7
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163TROUBLE WITH FIREMEN. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 157, 27 March 1908, Page 7
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