THE WAIHI STRIKE.
A MADMAN AT LARGE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Wednesday. Three young men travelling from Te Aroha to Paeroa in a railway carriage were accosted by a man wearing long streamers of red ribbon, who warned them to keep away from Waihi to save trouble. It is alleged that the command was emphasised by the production of a revolver, and he threatened to shoot one of the young men, a Maori, if he
was not a federationist. The Maori was almost scared to death, and asserted that he was not bound for Waihi, and when tho train reached Paeroa, jumped off the carriage and tore tlie ribbon from his coat, and bolted. The intruder is further stated to have produced a bottle said to contain poison, saying '"This will do me, if lam nabbed." He went by train to Waihi.
DISORDERLY'SCENES. Waihi, Last Night. The latest news of strike matters says .that there was a disorderly demonstration Two hundred women, together with a large number of men, assembled opposite a free worker's residence. The police warned the mob and a riot was narrowly averted.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 134, 24 October 1912, Page 8
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186THE WAIHI STRIKE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 134, 24 October 1912, Page 8
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