OUTRAGE AT PUPONGA.
MINE DEPUTY'S- HOUSE DESTROYED, MAN SEEKS SAFETY IX THE BUSH. (By Telegraph. — Press Association.) NELSON, Last' Night. The Evening Mail 'a • correspondent to-day telegraphs that details of Tuesday's outrage show that numbers of drunken men attacked the house of the mine deputy and violently assaulted the man, who had practically to mn for his life, and take refuge in the surrounding bush. The dwelling was then fired and burned to the ground, together with, its furniture and persona] effects. The strikers as a body are much incensed at the outrage, and state that it was the work of irresponsible drun- " ken men. Much liquor is being taken to Puponga, and many men are under its influence, 1 Police reinforcements ar# arriving. It is possible that the affair may fizzle out without further serious disturbance. A notice, under the hand of the directors, has been posted on the mine to the effect that the mine is closed indefinitely. Officials at the pumps are keeping tin? mine clear of water. Ma- Mcßride, president of the Puponga Miners' Union, denies that the men acted on their own responsibility, and .states that the Union had telegraphed to the Federation and was awaiting a reply. Mr Mcßride alleges that it is a case of lockout. The trouble started with the dismissal of a trucker named Low- As a result of putting a horse on* to do the work, Low and another trucker named Day were asked by the manager to draw lots. Tbev refused, and Low was discharged. The Union asked for reconsideration, of tlie case, and alleged that the manager told them that if they did not agree with the action they had better go home. Tlie manager thereupon closed down the mine and posted a notice that wages were ready. Mcßride anticipates that the trouble will not last long.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 11 April 1913, Page 5
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309OUTRAGE AT PUPONGA. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 11 April 1913, Page 5
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