AFTER THE STRIKE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 172, 20 January 1914, Page 8

AFTER THE STRIKE.

lil'X i'i.Y MTXF. ■; AT W'OiiK. By Association. Auckland, Last Night. P.olh mines are now working at Hunt!/. The Extended mines, in vrhit-h operations were lir-t recommenced, has now over ->ZO men at work underground, while ,">:! minors. In.ie.kers. sihifLmi-ii, etc.-' resumed work i:i tilth's mine I hi.; lUUMlill';.

As (h- total mul'har t,f men usiuiiy employed in j.iu| almH the two mii:es ..'slially excer.ls .->'.>:!, ;'!icra is still a con-shlei.'-hii! shortage. Meet ci' the mill tt's wieV jV.oe refuse,- n.-lmis-unn to the li'.;vf uijhiii i.i'.i i,,:i"iii;r iliiiiliv iUiil <eck"n- ««| "'••"HVIieJT, .'-till tllejl- ]lhlCo9 -in'tmvji are being UxZ* l ' s li il ll '» of new-nanon. A. feciim; of pronounce,: l.iltcrness s;il! exists betv.--.-cn the Arniirafbmis's and.. Ihe c x-rtrikcrs, ai:d a lire which doM roved a v. hare on Saturday ui.uhL, during the alienee of its occupant, an Arbitr.itiouist. wiv;^ vl .. 1s | i ''"'"''' ! ."'. «q finVTll" s!l.-|iicioi;.-. feature* J-' l '* ArliilnitioniJ. has been, nvnjtciitly thi'eaten::il. hat a Sfiuvii of tin debris failed in discover anything which a lire could Hot have destroyed.

A STKIKKI! FIXKi). foii ixsu/rix!:- laxccagk. Auckland, Li-.?t Xiiiil. An incident in comi'-ution with the recent strike l|ml its schiicl in the ToHcr Court, when Uichavd da.mes Scholleld v,;.ts charged with the ii~e of in-uiUiug l:iiignage. It was stated li::! .in Xoveniiier lf> ;i small number of City Council employees were at work in (lindry street, when a ctrike picket/ came along will: accused as spokc-Tnan. The men slid not seem inclined to cease work, and peaceful persuasion developed into the beginning of a (lUtnrliarre. Fortunately soiiYc. special constables arrived ju.it in thn\'-. and the strikers left. It was duviiig the disturbance that accused was said to have made use ofthe hunruage. Thf ' defence was a total denial that accused ever used insulting himju.ige. but he was convicted and Ik)"I .'$ and CI Ks costs.