Marama's Firemen

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 94, 25 August 1923, Page 5

Marama's Firemen

STEAMER RETURNS TO PORT.

Per Press datlon

Auckland, August 24

The Marama sailed for Sydney at 11.30 a.m. to-day, but returned to port at 1.45 p.m. owing to the stokehold orew refusing duty. The ship remains at the anchorngj© and her 140 passengers and mails were transferred to the Niagara, which leaves to-night. The cause of the trouble wa s the presence of a non-unionist in the stoke-hold. Upon the vessel’s return to harbour this man said he would sign off, but the men then mad© a now grievance. They refused to sail with Oaptaiin Guff, presumably because ho had ordered the ringleader off th© bridge when he arrived to make a complaint when the ship was leaving the wharf. Tire thirty-on© stokers have been arrested on a charge of refusing duty on the high seas, their disobedience having taken place outside the three mile limit, and they will come before the court to-morrow 1 .

MONTH’S IMPRISONMENT EACH

Per Press Association

Auckland, August 25.

At the Police Court, thirty-ono members of the stokehold crew of the Mamma were each sentenced to one month’s imprisonment for combining on the high seas to disobey lawful commands.