MOUTOA NOTES.
(Own Correspondent)
Owing to the action of the Federation of Labour calling out the tiaxmill employees for a twentytuur hours strike iu order to show their sympathy with the Waihi piisouers, lue Whuaucui mill was compel leu to close down on day. a number oi the em ployees, however, remained at home, and showed their sympathy by indulging iu a game ot cricket.
“Do you support the preseut method ui military training ?’’ was a question asked of Mr Fowlds at Shannon on Monday evening. “Yes, i do,” was the reply. “It is the present law. and the best we know of at present. It may not be a perfect Act. It is quite possible for Acts to get on the Statute Book which are not all that could be desired. However, if you can suggest a better law or method i will take it up.” “Overheard in the train between Wellington and Palmerston ; “What kind of a meeting do you think Fowlds will have iu Palmerston to-night ?” “Oh, I don’t think it will be much ; there are uo waterside workers there.”
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1014, 24 October 1912, Page 3
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183MOUTOA NOTES. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1014, 24 October 1912, Page 3
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