SHIPPING STRIKE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19438, 26 October 1925, Page 7

SHIPPING STRIKE

POSmON QUIETER IN SYDNEY STRIKERS DEPOSE THEIR PRESIDENT A SUCCESSOR ELECTED. By Telegraph—Per Press Assn.—Copyright. Received October 26, 1.5 a.m. SYDNEY, Oct. 25. Strike affairs are quieter. A meeting of strikers deposed their president, Mr J. A. Johnston, and elected Mr J. Channon in his stead. MORE TROUBLE IN PERTH KAROOLA HELD TTP. Received Oct. 25, 5.5 p.m. PERTH, Oct. 24. The steamer Karoola, due to sail for Eastern ports, is held up, the crew refusing to sail unless two sick members of the crew are put ashore.

CERAMIC LEAVES MELBOURNE A SKELETON CREW. Received Oct. 25, 5.5 p.m. MELBOURNE, Oct. 24. The Ceramic sailed for Sydney with a skeleton crew. AT WELLINGTON NO MATERIAL CHANGE. [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Oct. 25. There is no material change in the local shipping position. It is understood considerable free labour is offering, but the companies are reticent as to what amount of such labour is being accepted. The Turakina, on board which a Are broke out the other day, doing considerable damage to the copra cargo, sailed to-day for Napier to complete loading for Home. The Athenic also left this port for Lyttelthn to continue loading. Both vessels were fully manned by mixed crows of free and union labour. Unionists resent, the presence of volunteers, but no open hostility was shown.

TROUBLE AT NAPIER ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN. [Per Press Association.] NAPIER, Oct. 25. Trouble wag experienced with the firemen of Richardson’s Mako during the week-end. On Friday night the men refused to take the vessel to sea owing to a member of the crew not being financial with the union. Another hand was engaged, but still the men refused duty, contending that he could not be signed on after 5 p.m. on Saturday. However, the men decided to return to duty, but, as the vessel was leaving her berthage she twisted her rudder against the wharf. Examination was made by a diver, and repairs effected to the satisfaction of the inspector of machinery, but the men again refused duty, contending that the vessel was unseaworthy. They renewed their decision, yesterday morning, and the vessel proceeded on to Auckland under escort of the Tangaroa. The latter vessel returned to port three hours later, as the captain considered the Mako quite safe and an escort was not further needed.