NO AID FOR ENGINEERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17392, 12 February 1920, Page 5

NO AID FOR ENGINEERS.

J GO™ ACTKHf. ;i v .•.•__-_•:,:,:. ■ • . DRASTIC PROCLAMATION. f«|llte: :; V' 1 5 BANit SEQUESpRED. k. Br^Telearravh—Press Asucoiation—CoDitiah >• A.'.sad N.Z. ' . MELBOUKfE, Feb. 11 1 Owing to there being no compromise i * the attitude of the marine engineers, th f. Government has issued a drastic, proclaim .. tion forbidding outside support/';..,,.'.'.;'.' * The i proclamatipn , prohibits .; all strik '■ contributions, loans of money, or gifts c [ ; .goods to the marine'engineers. Banks ar *. also instructed ,toS refuse to permit Jen " giheereto withdraw .'frods-Vi.-The- proclama f tiqfc provides /that.- any ; bank ■ official wh * honours a cheque presented ;by an -agen r or member: of \ the institute, is ■guilty; c 1 an . offence, and '; concludes; i", No person 1 organisation, , or: association shall, 1 ■by i won * or deed,- instigate or s aid the oontinuanc „ of-the atrike." JThe'i penalty for infringe '. ment is a fine of £100 or- six months' im [ prisonmentjior both, and if prosecuted. oi [indictment the. fine may be any •amoun . ,or the imprisonment any term, or both. , j The proclamation is issued .under, th ~ : War Precautions Act. . • "■' : - i ::/. '■■ .■' * '• ' : .'s • 'X''"'' i '-■'■'••>,'.'Vrij.-'•'• '--'.'' '■'" S; • ,■■■{■•■'■ ■ ..-'VS'If K.' i Shipowners intend to make a new appli , cation to the Arbitration Court to remOvi i the Marine Engineers' Institute from tht i register.' ~ ',!\ .', '.vj ;' \' ,; "/. '/ '•/'•: ■ 1 As » result of- the* shipping strike i famine in foodstuffs Is being 1 experiencec •- in the far northern towns. - The police . have been empowered to commandeer al . flour at Cairns. / . - r -' \ \ EXCITEMENT AROUSED. • v '.• ; •-; •>■— -rr •■*/» "'■ ".' RETICENCE OF OFFICIALS. '. ; ® Australian and N.Z. Cable Aaoociation.;-; (Reed. 11.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, : Feb; U. The Federal Cabinet's action in locking , up the funds of the .marine engineers has causebV considerable excitement in union ; circles. Although!? officials of the Marine iEnginears' Institute view the move with eqoiininritY,-they regard the proclamation as a/means' to prevent'; the institute from purchasing , the Island 1 / rlwit'r of ~ Burns. Philp and Company. Otherwise, beyond seeking legal advice, ;> the '/officials! use to-discuss tha position owing to the.fact that Government .'action, has /been taken under the" War Precautions' '■ ; ; ■■_> Under the/terras of th*e proclamation a bank" refused an engineer / permission to withdraw a portion of his private account;