THE AUSTRALIAN STRIKE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19373, 8 January 1925, Page 7

THE AUSTRALIAN STRIKE

ULIMAROA STILL HELD UP. SAILING DATE UNCERTAIN. GOOD NEWS FROM MELBOURNE. SEAMEN ACCEPT OWNERS’ TERMS. Prcsa AoßociatioB —By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, January 7. Owing to the uncertainty in connection with the shipping trouble, the Hnddart Parker Company advertises the next sailing of the Ulimaroa on January 16. In the meantime it advises intending passengers to watch the advertisements for a possible earlier departure. SEAMEN’S UNION WEAKENING. SEEKING A WAY OUT. ABOUT 3000 MEN IDLE. SYDNEY, January 7. It is learned from reliable quarters that the officials of the Seamen’s Union are not satisfied with Communist Hall as the “picking up” arrangements, and would welcome a conference upon the matter as a graceful way out of the difficulty. It is also thought that they are desirous of negotiations for the settlement of the overtime dispute on account of the growing fear that this will lead to deregistration. It is not expected that Union Steam. Ship Company will be affected by the dispute in regard to “picking up” places. Two of its vessels—-the Kanna and the Makuxa—will bo laid up for overhaul, and about 280 men of all marine callings will be thrown idle. It is estimated that, about 3000 mm are unemployed as a result of the strike. Some of them have registered with the Labour Department for employment in other callings.

TWO MORE SHIPS HELD UP. MANY PASSENGERS AFFECTED. SYDNEY, January 7. (Received January 7, at 10.30 p.m.) The shipping dispute has spread to the Commonwealth. Line. Tho owners were unable to get a crew for the Uongarra, which was timed to sail to-day, at tho shipping master’s office, and tho vessel was held up. When the Zoalandia was due to soil to-day for Tasmania with a large number of passengers tho crew was discovered to be a man short, Tho owners wore unable to obtain a man in his place, and tho passengers were compelled to leave the ship, whose sailing has been postponed indefinitely. WATERSIDE LABOUR. STATE EXCHANGE ESTABLISHED. SYDNEY, January 7. (Received January 7, at 10.30 p.m.) A special Government gazette has been issued announcing the establishment of a State waterside labour exchange, with tho secretary of tho Returned Soldiers' and Sailors’ Waterside Workers’ Union as secretary. Sir G. Fuller stated that his Government was willing to confer with Mr Bruce with a view to arriving at a basis for dealing with the dispute. PICKING-UP PLACES. ARBITRATION COURT READY TO ACT. MELBOURNE, January 7. (Received January 7, at 10.30 p.m.) Mr Justice Powers has directed that summonses be issued to the Seamen’s Union and tho Steamship Owners’ Federa tion for January 9, when the application lo%ed in November lost to fix picking-up places will bo dealt with. MASS MEETING OF SEAMEN. OWNERS’ TERMS ACCEPTED. MELBOURNE, January 7. (Received January 7, at 10.30 p.m.) At a mass meeting of the Seamen’s Union it wag decided to accept tho owners? terms, which provide that the picking-np place shall bo at tho maritime shipping office. It is expected that tho inter-Stato ships which have been thrown idle as a result of the dispute will resume running on Thursday. THE CLAN MUNROK. DECLARED “BLACK.” ADELAIDE, January 7. On the arrival of the steamer Clan Munroo «he was regarded as “black” by all the maritime unions. The seamen refused to man the pilot vessel or to assist in berthing. Tho Water siderd Federation refused to carry out instructions received from the Federal Executive regarding working the vessel in terms of the recent agreement.