MAIL BOATS DELAYED.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 January 1926, Page 11

MAIL BOATS DELAYED.

THREE HELD UP JN SYDNEY ALL DESPATCHED LATER. NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS. By Telegrauli—-Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Jan. 1, 7.5 p.m. Sydney, Jan. 1. When the Maheno was due to sail at ten o’clock yesterday morning for Wellington a number of firemen were absent and did not return until some hours later. The vessel sailed at 4.30 p.m. The Maunganui, which was timed to sail for Auckland at three o’clock, was delayed owing to the absence of certain papers, which had to be taken down the harbour to where rhe ship anchored. She finally cleared port at 6.30.

The Tahiti was ready to sail for San Francisco via Wellington at noon, when the crew threw -a rope ladder over the side and left the ship. This was a sudden development of previous trouble on Christmas Day, when the crew alleged that they were not sufficiently catered for to enable them to celebrate the day fittingly. The Tahiti was then taken down the harbour and anchored awaiting, a settlement of the dispute.

The Tahiti eventually sailed at eleven o’clock last night after being held up all the aiternoon, several conferences between the crew and the management having proved abortive. How a settlement was eventually reached has not yet transpired.