SHIPPING HOLD-UP.
PLENTY OF MEN AT WELLINGTON (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, Oct. 25. There is no material change in the local shipping position. It is understood considerable free labour is offering, but the companies are reticent as to what amount of such labour is being accepted. The Turakina, on board of which a fire broke out the other day, doing considerable damage to the copra cargo, sailed to-day for Napier to complete loading for Home. , The Athenic also left this port for Lyttelton to continue loading. Both vessels were fully -manned by mixed crews of free and union labour, • ! "'■} i LV
Unionists resent the presence of volunteers, but no open hostility was shown.
POSITION QUIETER IN SYDNEY
STRIKERS DEPOSE THEIR PRESIDENT.
BY CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYBIGHT SYDNEY, Oct. 25. Strike affairs are quieter. A meeting of strikers deposed their president (Mr J. A. Johnston), ' and elected Mr J. Channon in his stead. MORE TROUBLE IN PERTH. KAROOLA HELD UP.
PERTH, Oct. 24. The steamer Karoola, due to sail for f Eastern ports, is held up, the crew reusing to sail unless two sick members of the crew are put ashore.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 26 October 1925, Page 5
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