NEARING THE END

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 287, 7 November 1925, Page 9

NEARING THE END

SHIPPING STRIKE COLLAPSING. MEN TIRED OF IDLENESS. (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received November 7. 10.20 a.m. SYDNEY, Nov. 7. Advices from Brisbane and Fremantle state that the collapse of the shipping strike at those ports is complete, all the idle ships at Brisbane being manned and many sailings advertised. In Fremantle the whole situation is clear and the shipping companies nave •informed the public that all services are now available. Following this, the position in Sydney is much brighter and the early collapse of the strike expected. In Melbourne there is more activity among the idle shipping and it is anticipated that several vessels will departduring the next few clays. The appeals by the strikers for funds are not receiving the same response as at the commencement of the dispute, and the strikers stato that they are sick of prolonged idleness. It is considered that certain proposals for the resumption of work will he submitted t-o the owners at an early dale. —Press Association. SEAMEN AT MELBOURNE NO WORK TILL AFTER ELECTIONS. Received November 7, 10.20 a.m. MELBOURNE, Nov. 7. An enthusiastic meeting of strikers decided not to return to work until alter the elections. It is understood that this action is being taken as the result of advice from the Federal executive at Sydney.—Press Association. BACK TO NORMAL. Received November 7, 10.20 a.m. PERTH, Nov. 7. The shipping situation is now normal and all the vessels are being worked. —Press Association. DESIRE FOR EMPLOYMENT. Received November 7. 10.20 a.m. ADELAIDE, Nov. 7. The agents of the Balranald were besieged with applications for employment in all departments of the ship. Trouble was experienced when the Harbour Board employees were ordered to cast off the mooring lines of the steamer Inkum. The employees refused and during the night the strikers attempted to reach the vessel’s berth, but a strong force of police dispersed them. —Press Association. RAILWAY DISPUTE SETTLED. MUTUAL CONCESSIONS. Received November 7. 10.20 a.m. BRISBANE, Nov. 7. The railway crisis at Bowen lias been settled, the rail way men withdrawing the threat to declare the Bowen line “black,” and the Government agreeing to lift the suspensions of the dismissed railwaymen, the men giving antassurancc that the instructions of the Commissioner of Railways will lie carried out.—Press Association. CREWS REJOIN TWO VESSELS. DISPUTE OYER ANOTHER SHIP. BRISBANE. Nov. 0. The crews of the steamers Autolvcus and Runic rejoined their vessels to-day, but a dispute lias arisen on the only other lield-up vessel, the Barrabool, over the payment for port work between August 21 and September 18. The agents refuse to guarantee payment and say the men should wait till they return to England. The men have telegraphed to Sydney for instructions. The steamer Port Harding has sailed from Bowen with the intention of filling the hunkers with coal from another ship off the coast. The vessel lias a nucleus of a crew, composed of five of the original crew and a number of farmers.-—Press Association. NEW SEAMEN’S UNION. WALSH ELECTED PRESIDENT. SYDNEY, Nov. 0. A meeting of overseas seamen adopted the lilies for the new Seamen's Union, to be formed upon tlie strikers’ return to England. The rules are almost identical with those governing the Australian Union. Mr Tom Walsh was elected president subject to his obtaining leave of absence from his own union.-—Press Association. MAHENO DELAYED. SYDNEY, Nov. 0. The announcement of the departure of the Malicno is premature. Trouble developed with the firemen as the vessel was leaving the wharf and a number of them jumped ashore. The Mulieno was towed to anchorage at Rose Bay.—Press Association. RIOTERS FINED. PERTH, Nov. 6. The seamen arrested in connection with Monday's riot were brought litlore the Court in hatches and fined £5 each. Ail exception was mado in the cases of two youths under 78 years, who were cautioned. The shipping agents paid the fines to enable the men to rejoin their ship. The police reinforcements have returned to their stations and the waterfront position is now normal.—Press Association. FROZEN MEAT CONTROL. MAY BE AFFECTED BY STRIKE. LONDON, Nov. 5. Australian meat circles are most anxious over the continuation of the shipping strike, particularly as the renewal of the army frozen meat contract is being decided within a few days. The military .authorities have already unofficially intimated that they must give serious attention to the danger of lion-deliveries from Australia owing to frequent labour disputesA. and N.Z. cable. WATERSIDERS’ WAGES. TROUBLE IN THE SOUTH. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 6. When a call was made at 8 ‘a.in. today for labour to discharge the remainder of the Wonganella’s phosphate cargo there was no response by the watersiders, who evidently did not approve of Mr C. H. Hewlett, sole arbitrator in the dispute, who fixed the rate of pay at 2s 10(1 an hour.