SCENE IN COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1924, Page 3

SCENE IN COURT

TIMBER WORKERS CASE. TURLEY IN DANGER. DUCKS UNDER TABLE. [ilY TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, November 2(1. Oteurrenees followiny on the intervention of F. Turley in the Timber workers case at the Arbitration Court, on helm 11 of the timber workers of the Main Trunk line were quite out of tlie ordinary,

IL L. Hammond (the employers’ representative) and John Head (Secretary ol the Wellington Timber Workers l nioii) presented a solid front to Fred Turley (Secretary of the New Zealand Timber Workers Federation), who sought to oppose, the registration of an ayreemeut which had been reached at the Conciliation Council. Heforonces to each other were not of

a kindly type, and eventually after Bead had alluded to Turley as “slippery as an eel, and as elusive as a wasp,” Turley retorted—- “anyway I’ve never taken a bribe.”

Head turned round and lunged out with his light whirl), however, did uoi connect with Turley, who lmd taker cover under the table. Clover (President of the Alliance ol Labour) who was also near Head, was equally ill danger ol a knock-out, but just escaped the full tone of the Mow. Bead and Turley then apologised ic: the Court and the proceedings were resumed.