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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18574, 29 November 1920, Page 7

Some trouble was caused recently by the use of vessels manned by Japanese to cacrv cargoes on the Australian coast. "It is interesting to notice (says a Melbourne caper) that the Japanese Seamen's .Union is. agitating in favour of the exclusion of Chinese Eeamen from Japanese ships, on the ground 'but Chinese cheap labour is excluding Japanese seamen from employment. A deputation ofrseamert. which waited oni the Director of the Mercanti.Po Marine at Tokio, stated that owing to the employment of Chinese on Japanese vessels 3000 Japanese seamen were out of work nfc Kobe, InOO at Yokohama, and about 3000 elsewhere. It. was stated that the wne;os of Japanese, seamen were 25 yen : (£2 10s) n month, or, with the allowance of'2oo per cent now given, 75 yen (£7 10s) a month, while the Chinese were employed at 30 yen less a month. The hope was expressed that the auth orities would restrict, the employment of foreigners on Japanese vessels. Itwas urged that the demand for the exclusion of Chinese seamen wn? not- on the same footing ns the anti-Japanese agitation in California, because the Japanese in California were not "cheap labour," neither was there anything which made them an " object of international dread." At tho-hands of Sir Thomas Mackenzie, an interesting; addition is shortly to bo made to the Otngo Early Settlers' Museum, states the " Daily Times.'•' In the course of conversation "at the Balclutha Show on Friday Sit;. Thomas said tMat during the Dardanelks investigation Lord Fisher was examined, and some exception was taken to tho fact that he had not stated his reasons before the Imperial War Council for opposing the Galfippli campaign. He was rather severely criticised by some of the members of tho Commission, but Sir Thomas Mackenzie stated that his attitude was the constitutional course for him to adopt, and in that view he was supported by Mr Andrew Fisher (High Commissioner for the Commonwealth). Eventually the Commission after further investigation, supported this view. "As a result," continued Sir Thomas, "Lord Fisher regarded our action as having saved him from possible eensttre, and from that time onwards a great friend, ship arose, which continued until his death. He wrote to me frequently, and presented me with volumes of his works. On his death his son, the present Lord Fisher, asked me to accept two of his naval uniforms, as he felt sure it would have been his father's wish. I have these uniforms with me, and I purpose handing them over to the Old Identities' Association if the committee of that body will accept them."

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