TELEGRAMS

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10369, 13 November 1912, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

WAIHI LfNSATION. —+ —.

sent sprawling to the ground. Tke police again surrounded hiia and pushed the -orowd back, and ulti4 mately got. him injtio a butcher's shop. The crowd yelled and attempted to push their way in where the \infortuaate man lay huddled on tho floor. There were about. 20 polka on the scene, and they ■prevented any of the crowd entering, and partially succeeded in clearingthem. The man was then escorted into Rtosemont Eoad and the crowd attempted to follow, but were prevented by the police.

The raa.n was eventually set free and stai-ted off at a run. The crowd again attempted to get past 'the police, 'but Were stopped', jit then looiked as if the man wouikl haivia fi'ot clear, but suddenly. >&< A\iorker fleet of foot .slipped past the police and then ft great race ensued. The federj tionist fled for his life, while tho worker, followed closely by the police), pursued him. . One of the constables outstripped his fellowmen and gradually lessened the distiMico between himself and the worker. The latter lir.d got within ;\ few .yards- of the fekratio-itint-,. w)ien tho oonstalblo overtook and grabbed him. The federa tionist then got clear away.

Judtl after tbiis inoidemt !ai local bootmaker, a pronounced red' r:\gger. refeived (hn attention of th:> sau'.c worker. The latter rushed at him, tellinj>; hj m f,,-, .cle«r out. and beforo the police could prevent, it the man wa-e hit and knocked down. The police got round hiini, and while be w&s on the ground searched -him, but found no weapons other than a. he^vy file. He was then escorted to safety by the police.

It is reported that a federationist who fired a revolver this moa-ning, lucikily without injury, took to his heels as soon as lie had fired the fihflltt, and hais; isiin.ee etluiod djtacoveiy.

In the early pa,rt of the riot a prominent federationist, and husband of a leading "smrlet runner" appealed to the police for protection m he feilit. .-himself in danger from

the arbitrtiiticaiistsi. The polic-e! liardly knew what to do with him, but ho .solved tlie difficulty by suggesting that they take him to the lock-up as being the safest place in the town. In the exciting state of affairs the police fell in with the siuggestion, and he was accordingly taken to the stntion..

'EJcvolveiisi were tusken from several federationist pickets during the forenoon.

Mr Kennedy, acting president of the Wa.ihi Miners' Union, tock a hurried departure from Wniln. He was rather badly handled l.>y a hostile crowd a.t the station r.nd bears marks of the hands that Avere la.id upon him He told a. constable that the strike was off.

Mr Kennedy before leaving his house on .Martha Hill, ;i.»ked for police protection while eh route to the rn.irwa.v st".tion. Two constables escorted him down to Mni'esby Avenue, where a number of workera rushed towr.rds him, and Mr Kennedy told bia escort he wouM so no further till more polire arrived. Mr Kennedy then went into a friend's liowsa and Avaited Iliore till the aa-rival of mminte'd and font ]io<licc reinftarconie-nfcs. Th,--> &sc.n-rii numbered about . a dozon, a.nd when they crot fo Devon street the crowd brako through th^ m';

guard and swei'ely knoclrod Mr Kennedy about., it this niomenfn pacing A reliicle Mas hroiiofht into requisition, and Mk- Kennedy was nut into it and driven to the rvihvay staton.

Wailuno m &aid to he dear of foderatioiiis'ta

M-iny departures look place to day.

Several of the homo of fcclera.tinmsts wlio liiivo been ooi'.-spieuous in calling o.it "si.-ab" and nt'ier epithets to workers and then- women folk, have been A-is-ited, and the inmatey were told that they -would ha-ve 48 hours to lea.ye the tmra or must take the> ;conr-equie<ncefs\. In one instanoa tln< federation ist replied that he would 'be onrried to the cemetery lefor© he wo\-kl olcir out.