SHIPPING HOLD-UP

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 237, 8 May 1933, Page 5

SHIPPING HOLD-UP

No Change Over Week-end MAUNGANUrS VOLUNTEER CREW Further Meeting To-day

Press Association.—Copyright. Wellington. Mnv 7. i There was no change in the shipping i hold-up over the week-end. and, manned j by volunteer labour, the Maunganui left j for Sydney. The Tamahine left for Pici ton and the ferry steamers Arahura and ; Maori left at the usual times for Nel- ! son and Lyttelton respectively. The only ; other ship to leave Saturday, with the ! exception of the Ruahine and the Port I Hunter which were not affected, was the ; auxiliary scow Echo for Blenheim, which ; obtained a fresh crown

The engagement of the Maunganui’s crew was completed on Friday and her departure was fixed at 10 a.m. on Saturday to enable passengers booked at Auckland by the Monowai to join her. About 120 passengers arrived from Auckland and were transported by bus to the wharf. At 11.45 a.m. the Maunganui departed to the accompaniment of hoots from strikers gathered in the vicinity. During the morning only passengers and Union Company officials were allowed on the wharf. The Tamahine obtained a volunteer crew on Saturday morning, a strong force of police keeping the wharf clear of strikers, of whom only a few witnessed the ship’s departure. The Arahura and the Maori sailed without incident. The Tamahine arrived back at Wellington at 9.20 p.m. on Saturday from Picton and is to maintain her usual running this week. The motor ship Holmglen arrived on Saturday evening from Lyttelton manned by officers and engineers only. It is understood that arrangements were made on Saturday to obtain volunteer crews for a number of cargo steamers, but that no action would be taken actually to man the ships until after tomorrow’s meeting of shipowners.

| POSITION AT AUCKLAND ; Press Association —Copyright, i Auckland, May 7. There were no developments on the \ Auckland waterfront to-day. The Union 5 Company’s ship Kanna arrived from | Walpole Island and the Waimea from ! Gisborne. They will probably join the i idle fleet. | The coastal tanker Paua, the crew of | which is working under the old agree- | ment, left last night for Wellington. | The Northern Company’s vessels sailj ed yesterday aftemon at the announced • times. 1 The Wingatui’s crew of 72 were to be i paid off in the afternoon, an flier mes- ! sage stated. The steamer Alexander was ‘ due to leave Onehunga at 6 on Saturday j morning, when the crew asked to be j paid off. The owners offered the old i pay and conditions to the crew to take I her back to Nelson. The crew was uni decided, but later the agents stated the ! vessel would sail in the afternoon. The i position regarding the Northern Com- | pany’s vessels will not be known till i their sailing times arrive.

Watersiders at Lyttelton

REFUSAL TO WORK j . | Press Association. —Copyright. Cimstcnmch, May 7. The only new developments in the shipping dispute at Lytteuon during tne j week-end were tne Holding dp oi the j Union Company’s small steamer Opihi i and the reiusal ot waterside workers jto work tne Waikouaiti on Saturday j aitemoon. I The Upihi arrived on Saturday morn- ; ing irom Timaru and the crew were oti teied the new terms, wmch they refused ! to accept. They were accordingly given ! M nouns' notice and will be paid on toJ morrow. j 'me crew of the Waikouaiti left the j ship at midday on Saturday and were | paid olf during the afternoon. Watersid- | ers declined to resume working the cargo i of the Waikouaiti in the afternoon. The crew of the Waikawa were paid oft mis morning.

DUNEDIN HOLD-UP Press Association —Copyright Dunedin, May 7. The Waipiata, the storm and the Tees are still held up here. The Tees loaded general cargo on Saturday morning and the local agents were hopeiui mat sue would sad at midday i for northern ports, more especially as instructions are said to have been received Dy the crew from officials of the Seamens Union in Wellington to take her lo sea. Moreover the men had not been paid on fnday, Late on Saturday afternoon, however, the crew again decided not to sail and the Tees remains at her berth. SHIPS IDLE AT WESTPORT Press Association. —Copyright. i Wesport, May 7. I The Totara, Kini, Canopus, Waipahi j and Margaret W. are in port, but no re- ; sponse is expected when crews are called | for at 8 p.m. Advice from union dele- ; gates is anticipated to 1 received to- j morrow morning. Ihe steamer Gael and tne auxiliary i schooner Moa, which put in her through j stress of weather, may not be affected i by the dispute. SEAMEN CALLED “SCABS” | Press Association.—Copyright. i Nelson, May 6. | In the Magistrate’s Court to-day i James Wilson Robertson, aged 21, one of the seamen previously employed on i the Arahura, was charged with behav- : ing in a disorderly manner while drunk j and using the insulting words, “Scabs, j scabs, scabs,” when the Arahura was / about to sail last evening. He pleaded |

guilty to the first charge and not guilty; u.e second. Counsel said that the whole trouble was cmaed through ftouertsou taking lakh much armk. ; Tue pouce looked upon the matter as serious m view ox the existing circumstances. Kohertson was lined to on the lust charge anu ordered to enter into a iL.cogiiis.uice to keep tne peace tor six; luonuis m the sum oi £lu and tina a surety ox tic lor good behaviour. The default was hxed at six months’ mipnsonmem. ueiauit tor tire nne was uxed at one month. The second intorma-i tiou was dismissed.

HOLMGLEN HELD UP

Watersiders Refuse to Worlq Her _ j ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO SET} TUG ADKiP'f Press Association—Copyright Wellington, Today. j The watersiders this morning . refused to unload the motcrship Holmgien, which arrived from Lyt- : telton on Saturday evening under her officers and engineers. < Another attempt was made on Saturday evening to set the tug , Natone adrift. A rope was cut, j but the men responsible were seen and disappeared. - ; Three men coming from the office of Messrs. T. and W. Young, agents for the Nelson Ferry service, were threatened by a number of men who v, ere peering into taxis and entering the wharf gates looking for volunteer labourers for the Nelson boat Araliura. j The police checked an attempt at assault. There will he no boat for Nelson' tonight, hut the Arahura >s set down for her usual trip tomorrow evening. This morning a unionist seaman and a volunteer labourer were arrested hy the police, there being an allegation of lighting during the weekend. The police kept out of work seamen off the wharves, and after the arrival of the Tamahine from Piclon ou Saturday evening the, police dispersed a crowd of men waibi lug outside the wharf gates, .