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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1597, 14 November 1912, Page 5

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FEDERATIONiSf S APPLY FOR WOflK. ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES KOtJND, Waihi, November IS. ; Order has been, restored iii the town, The exodus of eitreme fedcrationists continues. About forty left town by this afternoon's train, some of them beirijj ac-. companied bv their wives and faiijilies. Anothef batch left by the G p.m. trai.iu 'i%t) destination of eomo was Auck-laiidi WaikatOj and Thames, ■ This n'ftern.Qon the men came off shift, and there was not the slightest sign of auy molestation. Indeed, there iVas not a single fecleriitionist iu sight As I'ns been the custom, they were picked up by brakes in the ' street opposite the new tJnioji Hall and driven to their lionies, It is understood that the practice of d"viiig the men to;work in'brakes and driving them horns again will be abandoned,, and. the men ttill walk tp and from tbeir work, . ... Quite a. large- number of fcuerationists applied α-t the Comliany'S :ofijcb. fpr work, but tho applications were not dealt .frith. Some of the- applicants had tajten. a prominent part in. pa§t. demoiistratjojifs, and the company liaa fttU Imowlfidgo of 'this, but tho incn protested that they had not been prominent. ,• It in quite.: certain. that the worst behaved of these men will never get worii at either Waihi or 'firand. junction, rtiines. ■'• . , ,■.,■,■., "The federationists < cornplaii bitterly; Ut< Semple for the preaicainent which ■■they.allege h*>. has got them into. They state be should have called the. strike oil. Jto'y now state that, they l knew the game tfas up.isome : ti.nle back,, but were iraitin-' Jot d lead fiWir Mr,Somple.' They fully expected. ,thtit,when. he caina to Waihi' recently h<3 \vould hays given ■them something .tanffiblo to go on.. Hβ did"nothing, they allege, biit Ijirrl■abu.se'at ih> police, the Government, ;aiid; the einployers. '~•■■ , , . .' "Thi? 'afternoon the police .Matched sever ,ial strikers' divillings in Bulltown, a suburb of Waiffi, ■ w* disMvercd ,gome ! gelignite esplosko, fuse, cap, cartridges, -a revolver, and a .g'utf, which, were promptiv removed to the Jjolice station, where there ere alreadj a v . collection of coufis-; Wade and Jvis asKiilant. Brans, who a.re in the hospital, ■.a.Tp.im-prp\-i.ng. Auck | and| November 13;. - There was iiiuisua! activity at Ptteroa, railway Station tp-dol, trains bring.inS .in, numbers of strikers who are leaving Waihi, ' Many of them are cofning on to. Auckland, but. numbers remain m Pae- .- roa and the Soardingliousea there are: ■full, '. ■'■ ■■■■■■■■■ ■ ■ '~■■• ;