A DESPERATE STRUGGLE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1998, 4 March 1914, Page 6

A DESPERATE STRUGGLE.

WOHKER VTTACKS UNIOX SECHIITARY. (By Triecrauh -PrcEs Aatoriatlon ) Auckland, .Yarcli 3 Coiijiderablo teehng exists on the uateihont between two sections ot norkeis, and this afternoon an assault nas made upon Mr fetanloj Ktckeids, srerftai> ol the new Waterside- A\orko«' Union

■M-i , , llidfopfa stated that lie \v:ap sit- : ting lit liis office wtosi % :ma : n opened: tjie 'ha«k iviiicijim- of iho oifljca, %c.j tlie watferfoontj ■ i.iirf ■ looked in"'Mat-, do j-ou" want?" the: sqcrothry' asked.; "I ivaitfc to see joji," repjifid the. lttaii, and.4-he seDfetafy iiivitoa 'Ijinr'; itfsi.de,i Tire visitor .ask.ttl in aii.gfy tenes .ijrhy ho Jiad been rejected by i\i~s' new :jimQil. "Vow apjificatjon -jj'-iittt; iii,"- replied: th.g eeetetory. "You jtrjqw: v.eiy well that it.-is," saifi flic visitijr,: who 'was standing elosa , t<) jVhferb- jm; Kictfards was sitklig.. AH tft : i» time ilie, Seeretar.S' Was proeeedujg oiiittly With' , Ins wofjs. ■''Sudd.cifiy, , '- pfopecdod M-γ, Rickanls. H thd. visit-oy duteiied. ritfc ij* tlifr tli.ro.Rfc with boili Viands,-iiid .a ;t!.es' put-fete stttiggjo eivsuecL -I Was- ni a■ionsidqrable disiv-dvaniago, >u I w.as sitting cjy.se. up to an o'jxsii drawn* :ftt tltQ tqjile, fltjefj. fc-sfdfiS, nij v afesailcn-t fl'i-s a l>i>\yorf-ft 11 j'-ii.Uilt, nmi-J. i .Fo-f a few ii-io.ftie'-iits the stfUEitje coi\-ti.ii\icd,-airf Mt...Kiteka:r.ds. Etaic(l ; A-li.at..!ic-WjNj Wtuitato eapupii to be abto-to r riee; Irfiiii life ehiiir ind remove tie ]i.a.nds of Jiis B-ggwssar from Mb forwat, ".I, qalted QUi for asslrtailcc," tfrocccdrai-Mr. Jlickr at'-d-s, ''but jny a-ssa-ilant osbgtlt JioM.o'f any throat-, and hi tine- p.tf-tjggle frltieti t-Q'ok ))h'ec the table was oVe-rtornccl. and its ed-irtpftts went Hving -in ■alLdir.e.eti.o.is, Then n'O both fel! dqrt-iu Mv assailant ivas (ihdcnvontb., but lie still sripiwd- iris by tlie ftroat. and I -was ffi.olii.ig , almost to tny gxnafc relief tljo door ii-as ; then burst opeii, ajid' of fh.rso )iti..en-ietf-mc- iii and tlnacged iho inajiiaw.a}:-. $ior.fiy afterwards Be.rg-eant'Go\va;n Ur-, ri-veU im the scene, but ttiy iifld di-FapDSawd.*' ' r. . ; ■ !tljjs cpn-iirg. wine 'time- a«e.v -ths ■struggle, M;r. Bicka.rds painted .flufc 10. Sergeant Cbttan the inaii ■w.ho.lie- s-tated; ciiiiiiiitted the assault and llta matt *a.s s-rrcfted,