SEAMEN'S STRIKE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 31 August 1925, Page 9

SEAMEN'S STRIKE.

MEN SETUBNING TO WORK

OTHERS REFUSING DUTY

position in Australia

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT

Received Aug. 31, 12.15 p.m. , SYDNEY, Aug. 31. It was. • reported that during the week-end further additions were made to crews of vessels lying in the harbour. The British ■ steamer Hartnbld left Newcastle for Adelaide. At Cairns the Port Curtis has been added to. the idle list, the crew refusing to take her to sea. Strikers have failed to interest , members of crews of vessels employing, black labour and white hands also. , ~, The position in Melbourne is unchanged. TROUBLE AT SOUTHAMPTON. DECISION TO ORGANISE GENERAL STRIKE. Received Aug. Bl; ‘1.1.45. a.m. LONDON, Aug. 30. A mass meeting of seamen at Southampton, under the auspices of the Amalgamated Marine Workers’ Union, decided to refuse to sign on except .at the ; oid wages ;, also to approach other seamen with a view to organising a general strike. The. meeting, decided to cable congratulations to the strikers in South Africa and Australia.— A us.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FOUR VESSELS IDLE AT WELLINGTON. , WELLINGTON, Aug. 31. The, cre\v of the New;Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Turakina, have joined the strikers,. ; this making : the fourth oversea liner .idle sat Wellington, The Arawa, Tainui and.Leitrum are at present in tlie'Stream, and, the Turakina will proceed there as soon as her loadng is completed.

NO CHANGE AT NEW PLYMOUTH

NEW PLYMOUTH,. Aug. 31.;, There is little changein,...the . shipping situation. The Dorset is. idle he, cause the men will not get steam - up to work the winches. Tlie. Port P u R r edjn is loading a ,small quantity pi cargo, but lier iyiiiches are electrically driven. The Physa, is to he berthed this afternoon. ~J3he has .an .Asiatic crew, and. it is hoped to discharge her without trouble^,,.,.