WAIHI.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1564, 7 October 1912, Page 5

WAIHI.

FEDERATION & WATERSIDERS, IS IT TO DB A SPLIT? Auckland, October 6, It was rumoured yesterday that the watersidcrs wore to hold a wcrct ballot during the day to decide what couim should be taken in regard to the federation's proposal ot a 24 hours' demonstnv lion on Thursday. A reporter was inform , ed Mint a notice had been posted upon the board in tho waterside workers' rooir calling a special general meeting of mem , bevs for Thursday morning at 8 o'clock, when n motion would bo considered as follows!—" That the union should secede from tho federation, on tho grounds that tho notion of Iho leaders in colling for a twenty-tour hours' demonstration was unconstitutional." It is understood, further, Hint the ballot on the motion Will be n secret: one. When seen, Mr. Collelt, secretary of the Waterside Workers' Union, declined to discuss the matter, and refused to deny, or confirm tho information received. It is stated that tho motion in the outcome of a meeting of a number Of waterHide workers held oiiTriday morning, and' that it was decided ot tho meeting that the Union gleam Ship Company and Northern Slvnm Ship Company should be approached, so that Home agreement might bo arrived at in the event of the union desiring to re-register under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act. The officials of the union, however, when approached, denied any knowledge of such a meeting, though it was admitted that such a gathering might have eventuated in some place other than the usual meeting room. WORKMEN INJURED. (Bt TelezraDh.-SDecial CorrcsDondent.) Auckland,' October 6. An accident occurred in the Woodstock shaft at Knrangnhake, by which three men wore injured. The names of tho men arc Hayes, White, and Johnstono, arid, from what can bo gathered, tho lastnamed is the most seriously hurt. The men were putting timlx?r down the shaft when something gave way, nnd the timber fell in on them. ])rs. Swanston and Brownlce -were telephoned for, and proceeded from Paeroa to Knrangahakc by motor-car. The ii jured men were conveyed to Waihi in an ambulance and & motor-car.

CHRITSCiITRCH MEETING. (By Telegraph.—Press AiMcUtion.l Christchurch, October 6. A meeting to proli+t ayaiiiit the imprisonment of the Waihi workers wai held in Cathedral Square this afternoon, and was addrcv.d \>y wf.ral prominent adherent? of the Federation of Labour. Ife-alutions were arrived at calling upon the Government to immediately release the forty-five men noir in Mount E<len Gaol, and eongratnlatins; the men and women n( Waihi on their "magnificent display of solidarity in the 6ght against the attempt of the goSd kicsr' to reintroduce the murdering pro«*« known as !h« competitive contract* system." ,