THE OPENING OF THE PORTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10927, 17 November 1913, Page 5

THE OPENING OF THE PORTS.

SPECIALS MASSED IN BOTH ISLANDS,

fciWUtfakS mSVE TG SKEH LYI'TELION STRIKE BARRICADES GO UP ON DUNEDIN WHARVES.

TRAMMEN AND TYPOS DISREGARD FED.'S CALL. CARGO STEAMER WORKS AT PORT TO-DAY.

SPECIAL COMES TO GRIEE. THROWN AND ROLLED UPON. [Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, November 17. Harry Burbush, a special mounted constable, who resides at Hamilton, when jumping a hurdle in the Domain camp, was thrown and rolled upon by Ms horse. He was removed to the hospital, suffering from slight concussion of the brain. AT WELLINGTON. TRAM MEN'S STAND. NOT TO COME OUT YET. [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, November 17. The Tramway Union decided not to cancel their registration under the Arbitration Act by 81 votes to 30, A feeling was expressed that other unions more intimately connected with the watersiders than the tramway men should go out before the tramway men were called on to strike. It was agreed to make a levy of five per cent on unmarried men, and two and a half on married men, to support the strikers. THE MAORI'S CREW. MANY ARE MASTERS. The Maori's crew is composed entirely of members of the Merchant Service Guild. There are seven extra ticket masters among the deck-hands, and nine of the able seamen were masters. In fact, masters are in evidence everywhere. There are enough offering to man both the Maori and the Wahine. It is stated that the company offered extra money for service in inferior positions, but the men deolined. GUARDED SPEECHES. SPEAKERS CONFIDENT. Seyeral mass meetings were held yesterday t at which speeches more guarded than usual were made. The general burden of the utterances was reiteration of the belief that the strikers would win in the end. Among the speakers was the new editor of the "Maoriland Worker." A man named Colclough was arrested on a oharge of using a revolver in Post Office Square on October 80. An Austrian, named Antonio Stuparioh, was arrested on a oharge of noting on the same day. Owing to the strike, the steamer whioh left Suva on Friday brings nothing for Wellington and very little for Auckland. No bananas will j-each here till the Tahiti arrives on December 4 from Rarotonga. TYPOS WILL WORK. REFUSE FED: CALL. [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, November 17. Another attempt was made by the Federation to induce the Typographical Union to come out, but at a meeting held to consider the proposal it was rejected with only one or two dissentients, the Union being of the opinion that no good purpose would be served by ceasing work.