FIZZLING STRIKE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19448, 6 November 1925, Page 7

FIZZLING STRIKE

UNPLEASANT INCIDENT IN WELLINGTON DEMONSTRATION BY SEAMEN ONE STRIKER ARRESTED. [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Nov. Yesterday afternoon about 30 strife ing seamen left behind from their shipi’ made a demonstration outside the polling booth at the Queen’s Wharf. After a inarch from the Trades Hall, carrying the Red Flag, one of the strikers spoke, attacking the Government in connection with the strike. They were persuaded to disperse by a policeman. They then made a demonstration alongside the Corinthic, which resulted in one of the men being arrested. To prevent further trouble the whar/ gates were closed last night. STRIKERS AT FREMANTLE ACCEPT OWNERS’ TERMS. Received November 5, 10.25 p.m. PERTH, Nov. 5. A meeting of members of the crewi of overseas vessels decided almost un animously to accept the terms of set tlement offered by the owners. MELBOURNE HIDES SALE Received November 5, 10.25 p.m. MELBOURNE, Nov. 5. At the hides sale prices were firs and competition general. Those aver aging 40 to 451bs. were in buyers* fav our. Others were unchanged. NEW SPHERE FOR MR. WALSH IS HE GOING HOME 7 LONDON, Nov. 4. Cocerning the suggestion that Torn Walsh proposes to ’come to Britain to establish another seamen’s union in alliance with the Australian union, both Mr Havelock Wilson’s union and the Amalgamated Marine Workers’ Union regard the proposal with indifference. They point out that their unions embrace 80 per cent, of the maritime workers of Britain. Therefore, there is obviously no room for another union.

THE CERAMIC SAILS A FULL CREW SYDNEY, Nov. 5. The Ceramic sailed with a full crew. IMPORTANT DECISION “BLACK” SHIPS BECOME -WHITE.” MELBOURNE, Nov. 5. The Management Committee of th< Watersiders’ Federation decided that there shall be no hold up of cargoes inward by watersiders, except in cases where engineers, in place of seamen, supply steam. The policy will have a far-reaching effect. Several vessels at present “black” will b“ declared “white.” AT FREMANTLE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT. PERTH, Nov. 5. A significant development in th I shipping strike at Fremantle was that a pilot launch manned by Australian seamen put off to the Orsova and landed the pilot, who took her to an anchorage. Hitherto the pilot crew has refused sueh service in the case of holdup ships. The seamen have decided to take the Karoola to sea. The Orsova and Torda sailed with skeleton crews. The Apolda sailed from Bunbury with a full crew.

END OF THE STRIKE AFTER THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS Received Nov. 5, 8.30 p.m. SYDNEY, Nov. 5. The prediction in industrial circles is that the strike will end soon after the Federal elections, and that ships held up will be manned and taken to England. TWO STEAMERS SAIL DEPARTURE FROM SYDNEY > Received Nov. 5, 8.30 pjn. SYDNEY, Nov. 5. The steamers Port McQuarie ant Port Denison sailed to-day. TUG-O’-WAR IN QUEENSLAND RAILWAYMEN GOVERNMENT BRISBANE, Nov. 5. The Government h*as suspended twelve railwaymen at Bowen, on a charge of refusing to truck coal to the wharves. The railwaymen have called a stop-work meeting for to-day, at which it is expected a decision will be reached that all railwaymen shall cease work. The Premier stated that there would be no turning back so far as the Government was concerned. The Government was not to bo dictated tp by a body which sot itself against the Government’s authority. The farmers have commenced loading sugiar into ships at Bowen.