AFTER THE STRIKE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 169, 16 January 1914, Page 8

AFTER THE STRIKE.

-MIXERS RK.SI'MK W'OBK. By Telegraph.—Press Association. W'estport, Yesterday. Eig'i tor-one unemployed, with 174 tiependeifts, have registered their name* with the Covei nnieiit l.abor Agent. Alt old hands . resumed work at the Scudonville Stale Mine last. Mondav. FRACAS AT nrxTi.y. OVI'U UXIOX OFFICE. Auckland l.a,t. Xiglit. I'i- ; "n. president of the new TTuntlv .\rlii i ration I'iiion. accompanied by about 1") arbilrationist-. entered the Con I miners' I'ninii oll'ice at Iluiitly today ami formally took possession of it. Yi'ood, president of the old union, and a few ex-strikers, were in dthe office at the time, and a collision between the. (ho forces occurred. A number of exstrikers, who were outnumbered, escaped through the window. Another man fe.ll out 011 to the street, and another was either pushed or knocked down. The prompt arrival of the police slopp"d the fracas, anil, although a large and cxeiteil crowd quickly gathered, there was no further trouble. Wood refiiseii :o leave till given oosm'-sion of hi- union's books and papers, when lie quietly departed.

Tlii' examination of i-amlidates for membership of the new union is now completed, 200 lieinjj accepted. 71 rejected, mill 17 )ii-Kl oyer. Many of the rejected men are leaving (lie town, om! considerable bitterness in liciuj.' eviili'iK'(>il by tlios': romtininjr. Ilnr mine is now almost fully started. anil the other is expected to commence operations about Monday next. A CHARGE FAILS. Timaru, I,:"-.'.- Xi«lit. Tin- c.-se ji. L'i"lie?", t ion v-,-hai"l laborer for abusive language and also for using thrcatencim,' language, tending to create a breach oE the peace. was iliamissed by the magistrate to-day. The language complained of was used to the secretary of the Arbitration I'nion, on November 24.