TROUBLE ON TALUNE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11717, 6 June 1916, Page 5

TROUBLE ON TALUNE.

GREW REFUSES TO SAIL. An, extraordinary incident happened prior to, the departure of the Union Company's steamer Talune from Auckland recentlf, when the crew left, in a body, and, refused to go to sea in the Vessel. ; ijjg. Thy troubloflOsays the Auckland "Star") was tire result of the crew's dissatisfaction with the food, which, they said, was insufficient in quantity and badly cooked. They claimed that to go to sea again in tne vessel -would bo practically submitting to three weeks' starvation. Mr.Rudd, acting-manager of tho Union Company, told a " Star " reporter that there may-ljiave been some ground for the crew's dissatisfaction., The., company had y investigated the matter, with the result that both the second cook and the baker lad been replaced. This, however, did not # satisfy the crew of the Talune, who insisted that the chief steward u-Vo be removed. Upon the company's refusal to accede to this request, the ship's crew, numbering about c-weiity, left the ship, and refused to go back mtii the chief steward had been removed. In this way a doadloik was reached. The Uniou Company, was aj-prcached by thei secretary of ihe b'eamen's Union, who was afterwards able to assure the men that if they went back to the vessel the matter of tho v food would be put right. The crew, however, held out. Later, steps were taken to pic cure another crew, and this was done aiter tho vesel had bpen "delayed for some twelve hours.