MAHENO'S SCRATCH CREW IN TROUBLE

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 145, 16 December 1913, Page 8

MAHENO'S SCRATCH CREW IN TROUBLE

. IN COLLISION WITH THE CROWD (By '.Telegraph.— Fre»s Association.— Copyright.) (Received December 16, 10.40 a.m.) ■ . ' SYDNEY, This Day. A party of New Zealanders "who formed portion of the Maheno's scratch crew on the laefc trip, when watching th© departure of the Manuka, came into collision with the crowd on the whaTf. They were somewhat roughly handled, but managed to make good in the rough-and-tumble. They do not Warn© th© unionists, the tow being attributed to the hoodlum element. SYDNEY CONFERENCE AGAIN ADJOURNED CANADA CAPE DISCHARGING. SYDNEY? loth December. The combined unionists' conference again adjourned pending the receipt of further cables from N©w Zealand. It ia believed that the istrike here will be settled very soon. The Cauada Cape has now berthed at the Union Company's wharf and is discharging 'Frisco cargo . there. Th© wharfies complain that freelabour is being used. The Manuka sailed ab 3.30 p.m. for Auckland with a full complement of passengers. The employees of the Union Box and Case Company declined to touch 6fae timber which the crew unloaded from the Ihumata. Negotiations, however, are proceeding. ' COAL FOR DAIRY COMPANY HUNTLY MINERS HAVE NO OBJECTION. (BTTBLEGRAPH— PRESS ASSOCIATION.) HAMILTON, This Day. The chairman of one of the Waikato dairy companies visited, Huntly .yesterday to ascertain whether it was possible ,to obtain coal for. his company's fac-« tory from the Huntly Brick Company's seam. The visitor was referlred to the executive of the Miners' Union, which stated that there was no objection to this being done, as the union had no desire to see the farmers injured or put to loss through the strike. RED FED. METHODS HOW " SAWMILL HANDS " VOTED (lV THiSORAPH— SPECIAL TO TUBPOBT.) GREYMOUTH, This Day. The methods of Red Feds, are v illustrated in an event which happened here on Saturday. A meeting of sawmill hands was called, but only a few attended, and miners and federationists made it so hot for them that all but one withdrew. Then with barefaced audacity thp following motion was carried unanimously : " That this meeting of sawmill workers protests against the action of the Greymouth Citifcens and Employ els' Committee in declaring through the press that the sawmill employees were prepared to supply free labour and specials to open the port of Greymouth, and that we consider such statements false and unwarranted against such a s large body of respectable workers." After the motion mentioned above had been moved and seconded and was about to be put by the chairman, Mr. Dixon asked if there were any sawmill employees present; if so, to hold up their liands. Not a single hand was held up, so Mr. Dixon, having protested against such a bogus motion being carried, withdrew amid hooting and a threat of persopal violence. It is therefore contended, of course, that the meeting was not of sawmill hands at all. GREYMOUTH WATERSIDERS BACK The proposal to form an Arbitration union to work the port of Greymouth has evidently had the effect of bringing waterside strikers in that locality to see the hopelessness of their position. This morning a telegram received' privately in Wellington announced that the Greymouth Waterside Workers' Union was resuming work to-day. STRIKE DECLARED OFF (X TBLEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.) GREYMOUTH, This Day. ' A meeting of the Wharf Labourers' Union decided to-day/ to declare the strike off. This means that representation on the Central Strike Committee so far as Grey is concerned is withdrawn and the men are .prepared to work any boat tha-t comes along. IMPORTANT NEW RULES (BT TELEGRAPH— SPBCIAL TO Till POST.) GREYMOUTH, This Day. A meeting of members of the new Arbitration Union of Waterside Workers was held in Groymouth yesterday. It was reported that the necessary papers had been completed and that registration had been duly applied for. The rules of the old Waterside Workers' Union were adopted, with two important additions, namely:— (l) That a member to be admitted to the new union should be duly proposed and secoinied by a member of a union and a secret ballot taken prior to his admission; (2) that any member who is deemed by the executive of the union to be opposed to the principles of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act may be expelled from the union by v a ballot of member* present at a meeting specially called for that purpose. It was reported that the shipping companies were agreeable to th© new union working under th© old agreement, which is regarded as the best set of working conditions south of th© line. DUNEDIN WHARVES RETURX OF CARGO HANDLED. (ii mKORAPfi— PRESS ASSOCIATION.) DUNEDIN, This Day. A total of 318 men have been employ ed on the Dunedin wharves since work was restarted ; 21 have joined ships as seamen, and 30 returned to the country. An official return submitted to the Commerce Protection Committee this morning shows that since Ist December 6750 tons of cargo have been loaded, and 14,530 tons discharged, a total of 21,280 .tons handled. STRIKER SENT TO GAOL ASSAULT ON ARBITRATIONIST. (IT TBLEORAPR— HUBB ASSOCIATION.) DUNED-IN, This Day. William John N«wman, a striker, pleaded guiky in tho PoKce Court today to using obeene language and striking William Miller, an. Arbitrationist, on one of the ci4y tramcars. A large number of previous convictions were proved against tbe acctoted, who wm sentenced to three months' imprisonment, and bound over in his own recognisance of £60 and two sureties of £25 each to keep- (?he pe*c» for aif months.