Waihi Riots.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 517, 13 November 1912, Page 5

Waihi Riots.

- Workers Take Charge. Constable Wade and Civilian Shot. Waihi, Tuesday The serious position at Waihi resulted in a frenzied outbreak this morning. When the workers assembled as usual at V.ilO to proceed to the mine they were surrounded by a large crowd of ptrikers, evidently bent on mischief. The retaliation of the workers yesterday had brought matters to a climax, and this morning, when tbo usual abusive epithets were hurled at the workers, the latter again broke lose. Their pent-up feelings found vent in violence, and t,h«\v swept all before them. Rushing (.lie Miners' Union Hall they smashed in door and windows. The police did what they could, but were powerless to stem the tide. The affair culminated in revolvers being drawn and shots tired by strikers. I Constable Wade was shot in the stomach, and a civilian received a bullet in the leg. The men who used the revolvers broke away and were pursued by the police and an infuriated mob. The men took refuge in private residences, but were discovered in hiding. The crowd attempted to lynch the prisoners, but were prevented by the police, and after a hard struggle, the men were lodged in gaol. CONSTABLE WADE'S CONDITION WOUND NOT DANCE ROUS. STRIKER WOUNDED SERIOUSLY. Waihi, This Day. The doctors have located the bullet in Constable Gerald Wade, and say there is no difficulty in extracting it. Evans, the injured striker, is a married man with one child. His condition is almost hopeless. Ho is suffering from concussion of the brain, and is unconscious.