SETTLEMENT EXPECTED

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 109, 11 May 1933, Page 8

SETTLEMENT EXPECTED

THE SEAMEN S STRIKE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT PROGRESS OF CONFERENCE [ Per Pres® Association. I WELLINGTON. May 10. An official announcement that there were high hopes of a satisfactory settlement of the shipping dispute.' was made thie« evening upon the adjournment until to-morrow morning of the committee which had been sitting as a result of a conference between the interested parties. ASSAULT CHARGES A LYTTELTON INCIDENT. CHRISTCHURCH. May 10. There was a large attendance at the Lyttelton Court to-day. when W 1liam Evans, acting as a delegace f<»r the Seamen’s Union at Lyttelton, was charged with assaulting Arthur Johnson. Johnson gave evidence that be was accosted by a stranger at Lyttelton. and asked if he was looking for work. Hp answered “No.” Then the stranger persuaded him to go the shipping office, but the place lie was taken to was the seamen’s meeting room. Some of the men male at him after the stranger had sail: * e Here you are. there is a dot-’’ He ran away, but was set upon, hit and kicked. The accused hit hi-u ieveral blows. Evans was sentenced to a Month’s gaol. WELLINGTON CASES WELLINGTON, May 10. Two seamen named Cyril Janies Sinclair, 27, and Adolph Frederick Hansen were each fined £5 at the Magistrate’s Court to-day for assaulting a taxi-driver. Terence Walsh Flynn, a seaman, -2, was charged with being found with a weapon with felonious intent. He elected to be tried by jury and was committed for trial. On the application of the police, Robert Adams a seaman. 30, was re manded for a week on a charge or assault. The police stated Vnac the trouble had arisen in connection with the strike. It was alleged that accused had gone into a restaurant ana had hit his victim with a plate. POSITION IN GISBORNE SHORTAGE OF SUPPLIES. [ Per Free® Association. J GISBORNE, May 10. Sugar and potatoes, normally held in moderate suuply in Gisborne, are be ppming scarce owing to the interruption of shipments. Flour is still plentiful, but it is calculated that two weeks' stoppage of supplier would result in stringency. The community is now safe from acute famine in quickmoving provision lines such as were threatened periodically before overland communications were completed, but the cost of overland transport will place a severe handicap on the district it the shipping trouble continues long CREW OF TEES rejoining the ship imperative instructions [ Per Pres* Association. ] CHRISTCHURCH, May 10. Acting under what are understood to be imperative instructions from the executive of the Seamen’s Union in Wellington, the crew of the steamer Tees left Lyttelton by train to-day for Dunedin, where they rejoined the vessel to-night. The ship is expected at Lyttelton on Friday. The crew left the ship at Dunedin ou Saturday and were paid off. The owners of the vessel had agreed to continue running under the old rates of pav and conditions, but the men apparently acted in sympathy with the erews of other ships. Most of the men belong to Lyttelton and the Tees m on the Lyttelton articles. AT AUCKLAND JJTTLE CHANGE IN POSITION [ Per Press Association. ] AUCKLAND, May 10. There is little change in the ship ping position to-day. Both parties are awaiting the outcome of the Welling ton conference. Gue more of the Northern Company’s Beet baa been paid off. The crew of ths bhip Coronation left her yesterday, and he- owners, who were not previously affected by the dispute, s’ate that her next sailing is indefi Bite. MAUNGANUI AT SYDNEY CARGO TO BE WORKED SEAMEN’S UNION MEETING SYDNEY, May 10. The Maunganui arrived early this morning from Wellington. Officials of the marine organisations in Sydney are emphatic that there will be no dis pute on the waterfront arising out ot the shipping trouble in New Zealand. The Maunganui will be unloaded ir. the usual course and will be able to sail to schedule. A special meeting of the Seaman’ Union is being held ar fhe Mechanics Institute at Miller's Point this morning to discuss what action is to !)<■ taken, if any. regarding the Maonga>ui. SEAMEN’S RESOLUTION. Received Mar 10. 11.5 p.m. SYDNEY, May 10. The Seamen's Union passed a resoiu tioa forbidding any member engaging

lor work on the Maunganui while vol unteer labour is employed. CARGO WILL BE HANDLED Received May IP, 7.17 p.m. SYDNEY, May lU. I’niun .Steamship Co. officials her*’ declare that there will be not the slightest trouble in handling the cargo of the Maunganui. Everything Is normal. A lone Communist attempted I to address waterside workers after the • vessel’s arrival to-day. but he wa> ’ immediately hauled off the soap box • a.. 0 arrested. There was no other in j r'.dent of any character.