LYTTELTON QUIET AND ORDERLY.
INCIDENTS OF YESTERDAY,
Matters were exceptionally quiet at Lyttelton yesterday, but the waterfront presented a very animated scene. A number of the strikers were gathered at the Post Office corner first tiling in the morning, but they contented themeelvcs with gazing at the forbidden ground of the waterfront. . The hotels wore' closed, and the day was a weary one for the strikers and their associates. ' •.';.' The day was marked by one or two "incidents," but they were not of a very serious nature. Those of the strikers and their womenfolk who tried to relievo their feelings on Tuesday by insulting remarks regarding the "epecials" were very quiet yesterday. One woman who made use of some very • strong expressions, was very much sub-, dued when several of the "specials" climbed her fence. \ She caved the situation by-bursting'into tears. . SUSPECTED RUSK FRUSTRATED. There were signs of incipient trouble at Weet Lyttelton yesterday afternoon, when several new unionists started discharging timber from the, .schooners Eliza Firth and Morning Light at' the low level breastwork, wnich is just outside the regular patrol of the .waterfront "specials.' , . Two well-known strikers, who had obtained passes- on the' : ground that they had fishing boats to attend to on the waterfront, were seen, after they had paseod the schooners,- to be making signs to a number of strikers gathered on the;road overlooking the wharf.-V- There were more -' in the vicinity of • the. New Zealand Shipping Company's wool store/ As there was a suspicion , xhat a rush, on the schooners might be attempted, ■word was sent ib headquarters, and in "a few minutes a - goodly patrol of ."specials" liurried along at the double to: the scene , where . their presence served to convince the strikers that any demonstration would be futile. :- The port was' ypry quiet last night. Patrols were stationed at every strategic point on. the-waterfront, and,at 9.30 p.m. 'a squad of mounted ' men .rode through the streets adjacent :; to tne wharves, .•■'•'/i?.-;. \-.-: ~ .-■•■'•■•'■'■■' ->'■- -'"■■''.. •■'■
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14834, 27 November 1913, Page 8
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328LYTTELTON QUIET AND ORDERLY. Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14834, 27 November 1913, Page 8
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