IN AUSTRALIA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 29 October 1925, Page 5

IN AUSTRALIA

WAR OFFICE MEAT CONTRACT IN DANCER. MAY CO TO ARGENTINE (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright) 1 IRISH AN K, October 28. Following interviews with Union leaders by Mr Theodore at (Hailstone and the Premier at Brisbane, it. is anticipated that the coaling of the Alahia will be done by unionists and the threatened serious trouble between them and farmers overcome. .Mr Bruce wired the Premier stating that Sir dosepli Cook had cabled that representatives c.f the War Other .ittd contractors saw him and the Queensland Agent-Ceneral and complained that some of the held up meat was part of (he British Government contract. Sir dosepli Cook added that such action would prejudice the contract now pending anil Argentine might secure it if something was not done t-o end the hold up. Mr Bruce added that the Government regarded the matter its of the utmost importance to Australia. He asked the Premier to do till possible to get the meat dispatched. Air .McCormack, in reply, said he would be glad if .Mr Bruce would suggest what the Government could do any more than the Commonwealth authorities to end the. trouble created by the strike of British seamen. MELBOURNE, Oct. 28. The Manuka’s departure was temporarily delayed, five firemen absenting themselves. Under the persuasion of mates they returned enabling the vessel to sail at three in the afternoon. DEPORTATION BOARD SYDNEY, October 28. The Deportation Board sat to hear the case of Jacob Johnson. Mr Watt appealed for an adjournment till the finding in the Walsh ease was known. The chairman, refusing, said they were finished with Walsh and could not disclose their finding. There was no intention of preventing Walsh testing the validity of the proceedings of the court. Air Watt then withdrew. Air Aleagher, counsel for Johnson, appealed for an adjournment till the Federal elections were over. The court refused, hut granted an adjournment till .Monday. AT FREMANTLE FREMANTLE, October 28. A couple of hundred strikers headed by the secretary of the Seamen’s Union look an ambulance to the steamer Kaloola for the purpose of removing from the vessel to the hospital a member of tbe crew injured in connection with strike troubles. The police intervened sjid persuaded Ihe men to abide by their decision. Three doctors were called to examine the injured man. The doctors reported that he was receiving treatment equal to what he would get in flie hospital. The strikers, ignoring a promise to refrain from rushing the ship, attempted to do so when the gangway was lowered for the doctors and police but the ship’s officers ejected them. The strikers' efforts to induce the crew of the Teuton to join them proved futile.

ST'EVIC TO SAIL

SYDNEY. This Day. A full unionist crew was secured for tile Suevic, which is sailing on Friday. I'iie -Marine Transport Group Union decided not to lift the embargo placed on ‘.lie Newcastle and Hunter river company's vessels tit (lie end c*f last year, and members of the Seamen's Union v/1 1 0 were instructed by the leaders to interview the company on the subject of manning the vessels with unionists have been ordered to discontinue negotiations. DISTURBANCES AT CAIRNS BRISBANE. This Day. A meet ng of strikers at Gladstone endorsed the resolution of the strike committee in "Brisbane agreeing to supply sufficient coal to. the Maliia to keep the refrigerators working. A number of violent speeches were made against the resolution, hut finally it was carried by ;tn overwhelming majority and coaling operations. commenced to-dav. .Mr .McCormack (Premier) telegraphed a warning to the -Mayor of Gladstone that farmers or strikers committing a breach of the peace will he arrested. Conditions at Cairns are assuming tin t.gly aspect. There have born several free fights and disturbances verging on lint, which occurred near the wharves. Farmers and timber workers are reduced to despair owing to the holdup of cargoes, and a meeting of farmers and limber workers sent an ultimatum to the watersiders that unless they resume work by Friday the f.-rVmers will handle their own product*. They also resolved to* ask the .snipping companies whether, in the event of the farmers guaranteeing the necessary labour to work the ships, they would send ships to Cairns to remove produce. It was further decided to organize fa timers in the district to give elt'ect to the resolutions. Tin* fnkerman Chamber of Commerce decided U> telegraph Dr. Earlo Rage that owing to the apathy of the. State Government regarding the calamitous situation at Inkerman “we urgently desire you to despatch a Commonwealth steamer to Bowen to remove sugar to southern refineries. Every assistance is guaranteed locally by farmers to load the vessel."