HINEMOA TROUBLE

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 7, 3 October 1929, Page 14

HINEMOA TROUBLE

AGREEMENT REACHED Tha tranbia which ertrinatod *t Auckland with regard ta the running «f the ex-Government steamer Hlnemoa and which culminated in -violence when the ship arrived at Westport with a non-union crew hae been settled. The new owner, Mr. D. W. McKay, of Invercargill, has reached an agreement with the Seamen’s Union with reepact to the matter and he paid off the non-union crew at Westport on Tuesday. Thirteen unionists left Wellington last evening by the Wahlne for the south, en route to Westport, to man the ship in accordance with the agreement arrived at. The Hlnemoa’a new crew will comprise six firemen, one leading A. 8., four one ordinary seaman, and one boy. The agreement will continue to be the L CBSeI Is cn K a K«<l 1° the Bluff-W est Coast Sounds excursions and for three months afterwards, following which the subject of the stokehold manning scale will be reviewed again. The wages will be in accordance with the customary rates obtaining on the coast The agreement arrived at Is in accordance with the demands of the seamen.

THE CANADIAN CRUISER. The Canadian Cruiser is due at Wellington early to-morrow morning from Montreal, via Auckland, with part cargo to tere '„ The vessel Is to leave Wellington on Saturday for Brisbane and other Australian ports.

NORFOLK AT CURACAO. News by cable has been received by the Federal Company that the Norfolk arrived mi. Cu ™ ca ° ’ ast Sunday from Liverpool. r S TP Is due at Auckland on October 23, and at Wellington ten days later.'

z, ?, ORT RARDY LEAVES HOME. Cabled news has been received bv the C and D. Line that the Port Hardy left Liverpool on Saturday with general cargo to discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She Is due at Auckland on November 6 and at Wellington a week later.

KAPONGA REPORTS. The Kaponga, from Brisbane and Sydney, has reported by wireless that she expects to arrive at New Plymouth at 6 a.m. to-morrow. She is to leave again later the same day for Wellington to complete discharge. RUAPEHU LEAVES PANAMA. The New Zealand Shipping Company have been notified by cable that their liner Ruapehu left Panama on Sunday for Wellington, via Suva. She is due here on October 27. THE MALAKAND REPORTS. A wireless message was received yesterday by the C. and D. Line from the Malakand, stating that the vessel will arrive at Port Chalmers to-morrow evening. The vessel will unload at‘the Otago port and Lyttelton. TAHITI DOCKED. The Tahiti, on her arrival at San Francisco from Wellington last week, was placed In dry dock, and her departure on the return voyage to Sydney via ports has been delayed until to-morrow. According to her usual schedule the Tahiti should now arrive at Wellington on October 22, but it Is possible that she may make up some of the lost time on the run to Wellington. PULVERISED COAL BURNING. According to “Fairplay,” the United States Shipping Board’ cargo steamer West Alsek which is fitted with the Todd Unit system of pulverised coal-burning, arrived In the Clyde last month after a highly successful trans-Atlantic voyage. She left New York on July 5. During the passage everything connected with the pulverised coal plant worked satisfactorily, and the results exceeded the anticipations of the Todd Corporation’s experts on board. A few days after the vessel arrived she was visited bv a considerable number of engineers and others interested in the new method of burning coal.

MESS TABLE GOSSIP. Captain Nelson, of the Himatangi, who has been ashore on sick leave, has resumed command of the vessel. Captain A. Harrison commands the Ranella, due at Wellington to-morrow from Singapore via Auckland. Following are the officers: —Chief officer, Mr. W. H. Arnold: second, Mr. S. Doe; third, Mr. C. A. Howarth; chief engineer. Mr. J. G. P. Fowler; second, Mr. T. S. Markley; third. Mr. F. Cook; fourth, Mr. A. Purvis; wireless operator, Mr. G. Adamson. The crew both on deck and below are Chinese.

MISCELLANEOUS. The Waikawa left Auckland yesterday for Wellington to continue discharge of her Pacific Coast cargo, and is due here on Saturday morning. The Port Victor is due at New Plymouth this morning from Dunedin for loading. She will leave the Taranaki port to-mor-row evening for Auckland. The Port Melbourne will clear Port Chalmers this evening for' Timaru to proceed with her loading.