STRIKE IS OFF

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 17 October 1925, Page 11

STRIKE IS OFF

EXTRA EDITION.

CANNOT BE REPUDIATED.

ME SHINWELL’S DECLARATION. REPLY TO FREMANTLE. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPY RHIG'i. Received Oct. 17, 11.30 a.m. LONDDjN, Oct. 16. Mr. Sliinwell, interviewed, said he noticed the Fremantle, strikers were ‘•reported to have repudiated my action in calling oil the strike. No individual of the Marine Workers’ union lias authority to come to such a der cision. whicn was reached following mass meetings at various ports/ the voting being an overwhelming majority in favour of the termination of the struggle. A week before the strike ended in Britain no active picketing took place. It was obvious, therefore, that no useful purpose could be served by carrying on the struggle. Though tne unoifieiai strike committee in London declared its intention to carry on the strike, there was no picketing of any kind, men signing on freely when ships were offering.—Aus.-N.Z. Qable Assn. SETTLEMENT EXPECTED. EARLY NEiXT WEEK. POSITION IN AUSTRALIA. Received Oct. 17, 12.25 p.m. SYDNEY, Oct. 17. British seamen and the Australian unionists expect the strike to be settled - -.1 early next week, probably by a resolu- • ■ tion of a mass meeting of strikers on .Monday next. EMBARGO ON STRIKE LIFTED. (Received Oct. 17, 12.25 p.m.) PERTH, Oct. 17. The-seamen at Fremantle decided to lift the embargo from the steamer Limriek. THE DORSET’S MEN. (by TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION’.) NEW PLYMOUTH, Oct. 17. Fifteen men. 'belonging to the Dorset were arrested this morning and charged with neglect of duty. They were remanded until Wednesday in custody. Some of the Dorset’s men resumed duty a few days ago, andi a few others aTe- still at liberty.