THE HUNTLY TROUBLE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10508, 19 November 1912, Page 5

THE HUNTLY TROUBLE.

HUNTLY WORKERS TO BE PROTECTED. Per Press Association. Wellington, November 18. The Minister of Justice in the course of an interview with a Post reporter, said people should not forget that gelignite and revolvers are being employed by the Federationists, whoso loaders aro parading the country circulating wild and baseless reports. Peace is now retored at Waihi and citizens can walk up and down the street without fear of insult or assault and the Federatiouists are now transferring their attention to Huntly. _ The protection afforded by tho police to the workers at Waihi . will also be afforded to workers at Huntly. Ample police protection «iveu and ITederationists will has* to be shown very clearly that they are not going to bo allowed to run this country... DEPARYURE OF FEDERATIONISTS. Huntly, November 18. Last night, while a prominent leader of the Waihi Engine Drivers Union was working in the engine rocm at Ralph’s mine a stone crashed through the window. All the Waihi Fecleratiomsts have departed for Auckland. HUNTLY QUIET. Huntly is remarkably quiet, though the opinion is expressed that but for the increased force of police in the town there would have been some hostile demonstrations by the Federatiouists. At present t.iero is no indication of anything to cause uneasiness. THE POLICE FORCE. The police force are 43 strong, including 1-1 from Auckland and 2b from. Wellington and Wanganui. Eleven more arrive from- Napier this afternoon. It is almost impossible to obtain accommodation owing to the influx oi Federatiouists and families from Waihi, and many of the police are camped on the. floor of the Courthouse.