NEW CREW FOR SHIP
THE SILKSWORTH DISPUTE POSITION OF CHINESE DESERTERS SYDNEY, Oct. 23. The new crew from Sydney has joined the Silksworth, which is expected to sail from Newcastle today. A large searchlight was played on the vessel throughout the night, but there were no intruders on the wharf. Because of the dispute about the payment of wages, the Chinese crew are again classed as deserters and prohibited immigrants, and are liable to rearrest. The Chinese demand to be paid Ml wages until they reach a Chinese'port in a passenger ship. DEPARTURE FOR DARIEN MANNED BY VOLUNTEER CREW SYDNEY, Oct. 24. (Received Oct. 24, at 7.30 p.m.) Manned by a volunteer crew, tht steamer Silksworth sailed from Newcastle for Darien.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23331, 25 October 1937, Page 8
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121NEW CREW FOR SHIP Otago Daily Times, Issue 23331, 25 October 1937, Page 8
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