NOT YET OVER

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 102, 27 October 1931, Page 11

NOT YET OVER

THE SHIPPING STRIKE

FURTHER

TROUBLE

POSSIBLE

"We got away without a hitch," said Captain Darroch, master of tho intercolonial steamer Ulimaroa, which arrived to-day from Sydney, "but I would not like to say that the shipping trouble is over yet. There are so many unemployed and Communist agents that it is impossible to say what will hoppen." Prior to tlie Illimaroa's departure from Sydney on Friday some doubts were experienced as to whether she would be held up by the Australian shipping strike. A mass meeting of 2000 men in Sydney decided to declare ji strike of all ships employed on the Australian.coast and all crows of interState vessels wero- required to give notico at 5 p.m. on the day of tho Ulimaroa'3 departure. Despite this decision three ships Jeft Sydney that day —the Tahine for Hobart, and the Corrimal for Brisbane, in addition to the Ulimaroa.

Coming across tho Tasman Sea the Ulimaroa experienced strong southerly weather, with high sous, and was consequently over four hours late in arriving. She entered the Heads about 11.30 a.m., nnd after being boarded by tho Customs and Health officials, berthed at 1 p.m. at No. 1, south',' Queen's Wharf. 81io is to sail from there at noon on Friday on tho return trip to Sydney. Her passengers included a number of Chinese who arc proceeding to Papeete.