THE STRIKE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 9 December 1913, Page 5

THE STRIKE.

LATEST FROM WELLINGTON

WEATHER DELAYS OPERATIONS

(Bk TeUgravh—Preu Attodaiitm.) WELLINGTON. Last 'Night.

The Maunganui, due here on Wednesday from Sydney, has 400 passengers and 213 tons of general cargo, including a quantity of dried fruits. Heavy rain to-day stopped nearly all work on the wharves, one or two colliers being the only ships to try to ship a little cargo.

As a consequence the Nerehana, which is loading for London, will not be ready to sail to-morrow, as was hoped.

Practically air to-day's projected Coastal sailings have been postponed till to-morrow.

BEFORE THE COURT.

,MORE DISORDERLIES FINED

WELLINGTON, Last Night. At the Magistrate's Court to-day, Robert James Seal, who was charged last week witii other offences connected with the strike, pleaded guilty to a charge of threatening behaviour on the King's wnarf on the occasion when the barricade was demolished and the steamer Rimutaka was rushed. Seal was fined £5, in • default one month, and was ordered to find a bond of £SO and two sureties of £25 each to keep the pea be for- six months. Richard Prince admitted assaulting an employee of the N.Z. Express Company. 4 Prince is a carter, formerly employed by the Express Company, but now on strike. He tried to dissuade a man from assisting a carter at the Company's depot. Words failing, Prince struck £Ee manj who turned and gave him a thrashing. Prince" was fined 40s or seven days'.

FOOT SPECIALB.

DISBANDED AT AUCKLAND

AUCKLAND, Last Night,

The authorities this morning allowed most of the foot specials camped on the wharves to disband. They are still bound by oath to serve, and at a "given' signal will reassem-

POSITION AT CHRIBTCHUHCH.

Formal conditions reached

QHRISTCHUKCH. last Niait

. All outward indications • point' • to things generally Saving reached: normal conditions in Christchurch. All business activities are being carried on as usual.'

At Lyttelton this morning the only arrival was the Opouri from . New Plymouth.

A THR E ATENING LETTER

PUPONG-A STRIKERS OUTWITTED.

NELSON, Last Night

About eighty men are working, on the wharf to-day. A statement that* the strikers were returning 1 fo work shortly failing a satisfactory assurance from the is.denial by the decre&ry'-pf the'old! union; - •. M, S. G. Kirkeiy manager of-the Golden Bay Shipping. Company, received the following letter :' —We are well aware that you are the 7 man who is writing to the'papers attacking the union, and causing* trouble at the port. You will have "your day 'shortly.—'Red Fed.' I'll drop Mr McArtEur a note if you don't keep your mouth shut." ■ Mr* Mc Arthur is managing director of the company. The handwriting indicates that several people h,ad a hand in the concoction of'the letter. The strikers at the Puponga mine are very sore'oVer the removal of; the ooal stored in the bins by the scow Pearl Kaspar. The skipper outwitted the pickets, slipping in at 2 a.m., when only a. policeman was visible, the pickets having. gone to bed about an hour previously, satisfied that no attempt womld be riiade to take the coal. The Pearl Kaspar's crew loaded the 70 tons available, and was ready to sail when the strikers made tlieir appearance at the wharf and forcibly expressed their indignation.

< AT miiRU. WORK GOING ON QUIETLY

TIMARU. Last Night. The Union Steamship .Company's collier Waitemata got a fresh crew and left tins evening for Hobart for orders. The Waitomo, from the south, arrived to-day, and loads 40,090 sacks for Auckland. Work is going on quietly and expeditiously.

ISOLATED WESTPORT

RELIEF STEAMER WANTED

WESTPORT, Last Night At a large and representative meeting of the Westport Chamber of Commerce to-day over "sixty members being present, it was resolved to ask the Union Steamship Company to send a boat with merchandise to Westport, and to ask the Prime Minister to use his influence with the company to this

end, the citizens guaranteeing the Jabour required. It is understood "the watersides will be given an opportunity to {handle the jcargo, aind failing their agreeing ta j do 'so, ts|je importers themselves will liaiidle It. Everyone is feeling the positiou vefy badly. Busiiiefcs people are out of sugar, and there is a shortage in mtiy other directions.

AFFAIRS IN AUSTRALIA.

THE CONFERENCE UKASE

.RECOGNISED BY THE WORKERS

(Received Last Night, 8.50 o'clock.) SYDNEY, December 8.

The opposition of the wharfmen to the ukase of the conference thni they must work vessels of the Union Company not engaged in the New Zealand 'trade has collated.

After Mr W. M. Hughes had visited the wharf and used' his influence, two gangs commenced discharging the Tofua. ,

The crew of the steamer K'aritane, which left on the arrival of the vessel, have agreed to sign on again. The Newcastle coal-trimmers have declined to load tfie Ngahere itpd Ngahutu, for New Zealand. Loading in proceeding without their assistance.

The crew of the steamier Brisbane have remained aboard, tflbugh their notice has expired. It is reported that the owners "declined file men's invitation to remove them.

EMPLOYERS? DECISION

NEW ZEALAND VESSELS BOYCOTTED.

(Received-this, morning 12.25 o'clock.) , SYDNEY, Dec. 8.

Crane employers at New : castle have decided to load all vessels excepting those on tli& New "Zealand run.