SHIPPING CRISIS

Grey River Argus, 29 July 1925, Page 5

SHIPPING CRISIS

SETTLEMENT HOPED

Free Labour Offering. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) MELBOURNE, July 28. The shipping ninferenee adjourned till Tuesday. There is now ewi) indication that a settlement will be reached. At the conferenee of the Seamen s representatives and shipowners, the seamen rejecteel the owners' terms, stating that acceptance would involve the surrender of vita' principles, "he nun’s ropresenttntives Then submitted a counter-proposal which it is expected may form the basis of a settlement. The Seamen's Union framed a new log of wages i,n d conditions, whereby increases are demanded. The log will not be served pending a mass meeting of the Seamen’s I uiou on Tuesday when the whole situation will be reviewed. BRISBANE MEN REJECT OWNER'S TERMS. BRISBANE. July 27. A mass meeting of (he beanu.-n s Vnion unanimously rejected the ov iters* proposals. Fhe meeting ap-p-jinted a committee to draw up couii" tei-proposals. OFFER OF 'TREE'' LABOUR. The coastal trade is practically normal. The ships tii'e working with free labour. There are now liftycight Inter-State and Island steamers tied up at S> dncy The President of the Primary Producers' Vnion has offered the services of twelve thousand men in maintaining the continuity of shipping services, mid preventing stoppages in industry. The President stated that his Vnion had no desire to join issue with either the seamen or the shipowners in the dispute, but as thousands of members of the c Ilion v ere dependent on the maintenance of ship ping communications for the necessary commodities of life, ami the e- nveyance of their products to the '■ arkets they were not- going to stand idle and see those districts affected strangled while the dispute was being settled. SEAMEN'S OFFER. FOR TASMANIA. BURKED BY BRUCE. MELBOURNE, July 23. la answer to Air Malsli s offer of services for Tasmania, Mr. Bruce replied that the matter had been referred to the Commonwealth Shipping Board. Mr. Bruce says he insiders that if Tasmanian produce is held up, that is a matter for the Tasmanian Government. TASMANIA GETS SERVICE. HOBART. July 2’’ Premier Lyons stated that the Governmint will immediately chat ter a steamer to early the fruit which is held Up owing to the strike, to the mainland. The fruit growers have al so arianged to despatch steameis with fruit for Sydney. SETTLEMENT AT HAND. JOHANSEN 'S INTIMATION. (Received July 28 at 11.0 p.m.) MELBOURNE July 28. The Seamen is Conference to-day re sinned. The owners submitted slightly different terms based on their yesterday’a discussion with the men’s representatives. The conference adjourned till Wednesday. Speaking at a meeting of the Seamen’s Vnion, Mr Johansen (Assistant Secretary) said he thought a speedy settlement was i«i sight. SYDNEY SEAMEN EXPECTANT SYDNEY, July 28. At a meeting of the Seamen's Vnion here the owners firms were rejected, and adjourned until Friday when it is hoped that definite proposals will have emanated from Melbourne, justifying a settle men t. NAVIGATION ACT. THE CAPITALIST’S HOSTILITY EVIDENT. MELBOVRNE, July 28. A Royal Conrmiss'ion enquiring into the Navigation Act has presented its report to the Government. The report states the application of the Act to New Guinea and Papua imposes a disability in the way of increased freights, and tends to retard their progress. A minority report states the application of the Act to the Mandated Territories is more a. matter of strategy tha.i money. It adds: “For grave national reasons. Australia cannot allow the trade of the Islands to pass into foreign hands.' 1