MINE GOING AGAIN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 141, 1 November 1912, Page 6

MINE GOING AGAIN.

HUNTLY MEN AT "WORK,

ALLEGED REVOLVER INCIDENT.

Auckland, October 29,

The Star's. Huntly correspondent telegraphed to-day that, for the first time for over; -tw°' =the mine whistles tliis mprning met'with .a* respoiiisfe',' anil by 7.30 a.m. men.began to roll up both at Ralph's and the Extended mines. A copy of tlie -directors' official statement was posted up at the' pitheads. The men, on- reading the statement, seemed nonplusspd, aiifl in several, cases came down from the; pithead 'and consulted members of the local execut'i.vi?,' w,ho. were sjtrongly in evidence. lii every i* r stance the executive. recommended the men to start work, right away, and .be-' fore 8 o'clock tlie men commenced' to descend. ■ '■ '... . i >:i > ■■•a

' At' present the i*oll "of workers is : fibput t seventh short of the number working previous to the trouble, the being represented by men who had leff 'the district or are working within a few miles.- It is' expeeted that within'a week for so the full number will again be employed. .'>■■■:■ - T-h,e, mines bore the old familiar ap-1 pearance as coal commenced to come, upwithin; two or three hours of the> resumption ;of .'Work. •' For the-, present [.thq 1 ten.sioJi is undoubtedly relieved, 'but the - registration of the new union will be a crucial point. l Naturally, the locaj executive and the visiting federationists. are chary of expressing opinions freely, but from supporters can be gathered the 'impression that the delegates insist that their .position is not so bad as it appears.! ■ .idea is . that either the. registration* of the new liniofi or the expiry: of the award may again precipitate -{jrouble. '' A sensational, statement was. made last njght to the effect that an arbitrationist' 'had bpen set, uppn in an hotel and. had fired revolver in. self-defence. There WiVs Undoubtedly; d. report resembling a revolver shot,'but'on the police rushing' in, and searching the ' m&n no signbfa. revolver was'' fodhtl,' nor was' there' akly ■indication of'a bullet mark anywhore.< A iipn was' Ablated ,: but. the explana-'i tion, by t/rilookers is .that' 'the'i reporij wa ; s ciiused : 'by' a large cracker set: off, by a practical joker. There is a likelihood' ! of ' police proceedings, Which may belli) to' dear up the matter, which.'' is agitating sojne of • tlie federatiorlists. considerably. 11 ■ ', :