THE SHIPPING TROUBLE

Evening Star, Issue 18141, 4 December 1922, Page 6

THE SHIPPING TROUBLE

EXTENSION IN AUSTRALIA. ULIMAROA HELD UP. Press Association—Bv Telegraph—Copyright# Australian and N.Z. Press Association. SYDNEY”, December 2. The shipping trouble, which was pie* viously confined to the Union Company, entered a new phase to-day so far as New Zealand is concerned. TheHuddart. Parker steamer Ulimaxoa, which was scheduled to leave at noon, has been held up. It is stated that the trouble arose through the discharge of six seamen at tire instigation of the engineers, who regarded the men aa unsuitable. Tiro Seamfen’a Union declined to allow other men to fill tire vacancies. Conferences between representatives of the owners, engineers, and seamen havo proved abortive so far. Among a large number of passengers were MrMacLareu’s cricket team. Tiro Ulimaroa’s passengers left the ship. The intervention of Sunday prevented the crow being given the necessary, twentv-four hours’ notice, which, rt is understood, was the company’s intention. Developments are expected to-morrow. The steamer had everything in readiness to depart for sea when the tie-up occurred. THE MAKURA’S MANNING. STRANDED BRITISH SEAMEN. MUCH DISGUST AND ANGER. SYDNEY, December 4. (Received December 4, at 9.5 a.m.) In connection with the sailing of tho Makura, which is Hated to bo largely nr a uned by stranded British seamen, local bcanren express much disgust and anger. The trouble is the outcome of a rnpiura between the English and Australian seamen’s organisations, 'arising from the refusal of the latter to allow crews which maimed the Commonwealth liners from England to become members of tho Australian organisation and work the shij.. back to England. Tho local shipowners claim that the rush of men to man the Makura disclosed the fact that ample free labor is available to place all idle vessels in _ commission. They say that the probability is that unless the Seamen’s Union displays a more reasonable attitude the extension o£ free-labor manning will shortly be inaugurated. Much distress is existent _ among the waterfront employees of classes, and they are said to be simmering with discontent over the way in which the position has been allowed to develop. There are rumors of the likelihood of a breakaway from union control. LOCAL POSITION UNCHANGED. There are no fresh developments to re* port in connection with dispute at the port of Dunedin. Work is proceeding) without tho slightest hitch on the shipping in port, and ships are still coming and going manned with free labor crews. The coastal steamer Storm arrived yesterday from Lyttelton, and will be despatched to-night for way ports mid Wanganui. Tho Union steamer Kahika is due ■to-day from Nelson, and will sail to-mor-row for New Plymouth and Nelson via the usual South Island ports; and the Wingatui is expected about noon to-morrow from Auckland via ports. These three vessels are manned with non-union crews, and have made excellent trips between the various ports.