SHIPPING DISPUTE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 281, 30 November 1935, Page 9

SHIPPING DISPUTE

AN EARLY EXTENSION? AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENTS [By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrigh 1 ] Received Nov. 29, 10.20 p.m. SYDNEY, Nov. 29. Important developments to-day indicated the early extension of the shipping dispute. A further effort to-day to obtain a crew for the Mangola failed and thereafter the crew of the inter-State steamer Manoora, which was listed to sail to-morrow for Fremantle, gave 24 hours’ notice. Ten members of the crew of the Wanganella, due to sail for Auckland to-mor-row, and one each from the freighters Duntroon and Macedon, gave notice. The Wanganella has 250 passengers. It is regarded as unlikely that action will bo taken to hold up the ships at Melbourne port until after the seamen’s meeting there next Tuesday. SEAMEN REFUSE A CREW FIRST CALL UNDER NEW AWARD SYDNEY, Nov. 29. The Burns, Philp steamer Mangola, due to sail to-day for Java, is unable to secure a crew. This is the first ship to call for a crew under the new maritime award, which the seamen decided not to accept, and it may mean the first shot in the threatened maritime strike and may influence the Union Company regarding the crew of the Niagara, which is due on Monday. Although Union Company officials refuse to comment, it is considered in shipping •circles that the volunteer crew will be re-engaged.