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Evening Star, Issue 22367, 17 June 1936, Page 18

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DISORDERLY SCENES. Disorderly scenes culminating m ‘.'•Vo nuMi being assaulted were wiine>sed as a. preliminary to a meeting held at the Christchurch Tracies Hall to eoiisider the future adaiui.stration of Hie local branch, of the National Fnemploycd Worker-" Movement. One man teas knocked flat on his back before he had time to find himself a seal. His wife and two companions rushed into tiie fray. The ringleader of the rowdy faction was a man who had had no official association with the unemployed for over 12 months. He was responsible for the assaults and had a bodyguard. Three women lashed the man with their tongues and fists. The members of the movement had been warned, dmi au attempt would die made by hefC'nmmunisHe element to sabotage the meeting. The minute sec--etary was later attacked by the nan who had been responsible for much of the disorder.—Press Association. PR INCUS STREET FATALITIES. Tu the Police Court John Francis Harris pleaded not .guilty .to the charges of causing the deaths of two men while Intoxicated in ■barge -of a motor ear. He was ommitted to the Supreme Court lor trial, hail being renewed, with the condition that accused Ices not drive in the meantime, ormal verdicts as to the causes of he deaths were returned by the orouer, who added that it was not .roper for him to make any pomlents on the evidence or to find ilpability or otherwise. STRIKE JN SPAIN. BARCELONA, Juno 16.—The printing trades, excluding newspapers, have struck. The authorities arc endeavouring to avert a strike of shop employees. ENGLISH AIR. MAIL LATE. SYDNEY. June 17.—The Eng-land-Australia air mail, ordinarily duo at Sydney on June 19, is running 2d hours behind schedule, and will miss the Monnwai on Friday.