A CREW ON STRIKE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CIII, Issue 15743, 30 August 1915, Page 5

A CREW ON STRIKE.

FOR EXORBITANT V.AGES. FOR RUN TO SYDNEY. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON. August 2!>. The Huddart Parker Victoria ii still de in port. and K nmv tf> lav up The manager. Mr C. \Y. Jones. said iho Company could not yield to the rxorh.taiu demands of r hj- fin-men ami seamen. r.nti n.ut instincted him to di-!:;:r_:e the imi'.'o and a!{ haa'U. The vessel will land here abo tit 1000 tens of earco destine i t'r>r other Nt>w Zealand ports. She has heet: moved to a !vr;!i tor that jdirpose. The men v.-rre yesterday ofe'ered £-> each. Tc-.t with t n!! v.ajies fron> \VcKiu;rt«»:i Sy<lnev and la*k to Y\'elfin;iti;n mil to h-> ail the tiic". This :hey refused tfitrty-t'.v) uti-tt arc involved. ?;i>trntt'cr.< h:>ve b„>'ii i>--i-ived fr;>:-i M> "l>onn!>". said Mr t>> pay :.[T hand-. At the s::me- 11 lit--'iron prwtct! at tiro .-hir-pin..-

n'.-tifymz vnnien of trro v.m -iiicii-- i •: the *hip. sc. that u ?!-c oh:atn« «n'W sh« will k- ih>.-p;!tr-!i«"l t-» N::tor, 0.-W n>*. Aucktau-I :•!• t S\(!i>->v. \t- (lishnmr. Mr .Ir.n, < .»

th. - fi-r-plf- a >,* in- <• Pass*nzrr« «ho '.vi<h *.» •_ > t«> >yftn»-y arv- hold up mih! i jr.-n (mm- on the ship) »s S>m.> racehorses are :ii-o .!vta:nr«l. <ither steamer regular! v -"»» t? 10 run. the fnton Ste.im Ship C-.y. ifararo;>. Is also hunir up in Aurk!::n'l. >o thai G'shorno wi'l hi* i -ctlatctl tor tth> intemuxli:it«<

Ttii- Labour Department state-- that n- rmen hare bv "f-ombiiiaton or •their t-mpfoymenfc for the purnos;. o;' pi-Vi'.nz the Company to :>c:iv- to ipf-ressed rates of vrajres for the trip, 11-.- matter ha~ ?>een rfonvd to tlto <"i.-,wr. Lavr offieers. with a to T«-ml rrncc-pcl:n;rs Lctnir tnk r !i aeainsr fr,r strik'npr.