London, Sept. 23.
The General Council of the Trade!
Union Congress has declined to interfere in the seamen's strike. Seventeen shipyard trade unions were invited to participate in a conference which decided to approach the Council, but the communication forwarded to the Council emanated from only six of the smaller unions. The remaining 11 refused to parties to the request—Reuter, Capetown, Sept. 23.
There are indications, as a result of the cumulative effect of departures of vessels from Capetown, Durban and Delagoa Bay, that the trike rapidly is breaking up. The majority of the men admit that they fare sick of idleness and are anxious to alleviate the suffering of their families—Reuter, Durban, Sept. 23.
'The steamers Port Curno and] Largolaw sailed from Durban to-day. 'The steamer Garth Castle, which had een held up at Laurence Marques, owing to refusal of the crew to take the ship to sea unless the strike were settled, sailed to-day' with the original crew.
Sept. 24.
The Sandgate Castle, the first! vessel to be held up by the strike, sailed last night, leaving several of her original crew behind—Reuter.
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