THE WAIHI STRIKE.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13566, 6 November 1912, Page 6

THE WAIHI STRIKE.

A POLICE ULTIMATUM

ALL CROWDS TO BE DISPERSED

Waihi, Nov. 5

The following iiltimatum has been issued by the police:—"Demonstrationsj by mobs oi yelling persons about the houses of law-abiding citizens and in the public street at Waihi have now reached such a stage that the authorities have been reluctantly forced to the conclusion that patience, and goodnatured tolerance, hitherto extended to misguided persons, have been misconstrued into evidence of weakness, and warranted the further license on Saturday evening. The exhibition exceeded all reasonable bounds, and exhausted all patience. 'In future measures similar to those then adopted' by the. police will be-firmly, and if necessary; sternly u&ed to prevent or suppress scenes which are not only disgraceful to participants, but also a menace to the peace and good order of the town. It has been repeatedly clearly made public that congregation in group s is well-known to be for an unlawful purpose; and therefore, without further warning, all such groups will be dispersed by the police, and persons, whether men or women, forming part of such groups, or taking part in such demonstrations, should understand that they will in future do so entirely at their own personal risk. In order to avoid unpleasant consequences, law-abiding citizens are advised to keep away from the proximity.of such gatherings."