THE HUSH AT HUNTLY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1895, 1 November 1913, Page 5

THE HUSH AT HUNTLY.

STRIKE TIME PICTURE. BOARDING-HOUSES AFFECTED. (By Telegraph.—Press Aosodatlon.) Hamilton, Novembor 1. Matters have tho appearance of draggmg on indefinitely at Huutly. Tho town wears quite a deserted appearance. There has been no moyo towards reconciliation by either side. Inspector Wright visited tho town' yesterday, but the town was never loss in want of police than at present. Pickots escort tho few workors to tho mines each morning, then quickly disperse Tho younger men are still leaving the town and boarding-houso, keepers are complaining about the number of empty rooms. There is a good supply of coal ot tho Hamilton gasworks, sufficient to last three months. KAITANGATA MEN. • ■ —r — • . WISH TO GO "THE WHOLE HOG." Dunedln, November 1. A special meeting of the Kaitangata Miners' Union, -which works under the arbitration rules, was held, 62 attending, -this being tho largest meeting held in the district for a considerable time. The meeting _ discussed a telegram from the Denniston Union with reference to the Huntly strikers, 'with whom the Denniston men intended to make 'common cause. Mr, Molvin proposed; "That the Kaitangata .Union congratulates the Huntly Union on the stand it has taken os a protest against victimisation, and desires to extend all legal assistance to the strikers."' An amendment was moved to the effect that as the Huntly men were in the right the Kaitangata miners, were prepared to Kelp, • and go_ "t3ie whole hog," if necessary—financial or otherwise.' ... The amendment was carried, four dissenting. . Though there are 850 miners in the district the meeting was considered to be a. representative > on?. The decision was a big surprise'to the community, as Kaitangata is regarded as the home of the arbitrationists. CRANITY MINERS.

"CALL OUT ALL THE MINES." , ' Wflstport, Ootober 81. • Everything has been very quiet in town to-day. The Granity Miners'. Union held a mass meeting, and decided to mako common cause with Wellington and Huntly, and passed a resolution asking the Federation of Labour to call out all the mines. The meeting appointed a delegate to act on the Westport strike committee, and decided to ask the Westport watersideTS to allow produce to be landed. The Anchor Lino Bteamer Regulus, bound for Westport with 1000 bags of chaff, was signalled on to Greymouth. ''.'.. ..'■'• '