THE WAIHI TROUBLE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 22, 18 September 1912, Page 3

THE WAIHI TROUBLE.

CONVEYED TO GAOL

(Per Press Association.) Waihi, September 17. The two men, P. Schollard and J. Doel who declined to find sureties, were conveyed to Auckland, to Mount Eden Gaol this morning. The Karangahake minors knocked off work to attend a meeting in connection with the committal of the offending miners to gaol.

"STRIKE NOT FIZZLING OUT." Wellington, September 17.

Mr Semple says in an interview with a Post representative that he wis.ies to inform the people Avho are r- sponsible for the introduction of the police to Waihi that "they are up against as stiff a proposition as they want by attempting to beat us back with the police baton or a class-biassed magistrate. They are up against men who have backbone. The spirit of revolt will be stirred up. That the ttriko is not fizzling out the. people of Naw Zealand will know before long. The trouble is only beginning and.we have the people with us. He added: We have' the people with us. As; to what we are going to do next, you will know all about that soon enough.' '

AN AUCKLAND DEMONSTRATION. Auckland, September 17. Patrick SchJ>lMd and James; Doel; who refused, to'jfina aecuri|ics, '<f the peace at Waibi,. arrived at : Auckland this afternoon, and were taken to the Mt. Eilen Gaol. A crowd numbering about 300 assembled'to meet them. waters.: .16 workers. On the wharf the prison van was waiting to convey the tvo strikers to thej gpol. The] jwasout-rs were among the.first to step dowi the gangway and) immediately they stepped on to the., wharf, one:of the waiting crowd of watersiders called iov "three groans for capitalistic law and order." Three loud groans followed. Then someone called for "three cheers for the prisoners," these were lustily given. Three cheers were then'given for "Federation of Labour." The watcrsider, who called for them adding, "that the. Federation wasn't beaten and wasn't likely to bo." Further groans followed against the Massey Government. The two men stepped quietly into the van and were driven •away to Mount Eden Gaol. As soon as the conveyance had disappeared the crowd melted away.

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