'The captain of an American barque, the Andromeda, has come to loggerheads with the Arbi' ration Court over the discharge of his vessel. 'The barque arrived in Sydney with a cargo of Lumber from the Pacific Coast, and the skipper put on gangs of non-union Jabourers to dischary# his foad-ing. The Wharf Labourers' Union ther upon took up the matter, and cited a case for the Arbitration Court's decision. After hearing, the Court issued an injunction against' the captain to discontinue the employment. of non-union labour when unionists were available for the work. This injunction, when presented to the captain, he calmly tore up and threw overboard and carried on as before. In conse quence of his action, he was again sum moned before the court and mulcted in the full penalty of £50 and costs. The skipper intimated at his second appearance that he was willing to suspend any unloading operations which were adverse to the order of Court but did so under protest. He contended that his vessel, flying the American flag, was outside the jurisdiction of the Court, and he would appeal to. his own goverment ior redees. Mr. Justice Cohen held that there was no ground in the protest, and that it was opposed to common sense that any foreign captain coming to the port should claim that the jurisdiction to which he was subject waa that of the country whoge flag
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