OUTRAGE BY FEDERATIONISTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 3 November 1913, Page 5

OUTRAGE BY FEDERATIONISTS.

WINDOWS OF A TRAIN SMASHED ATTEMPT TO WRECK THE TRAIN PALMERSTON N. ( La ; st Night. A large, number of flxmill hands at Tokomaru, members of the Federation of Labour, attacked a train which left Palmerston at 10 o'clock last last, containing about 10Q*specials and workers. They broke the windows of the carriages with bottles afad stones, and put a patform barrow, across tlu> 4 line, and a milk can., The engine ran into and threw them aside, and no damage was done. As the train approached Tokomaru, a tire was , seen burning fiercely, and it was concluded hy the drfver thai a threat to burn the Tokomaru bridge had been carried out. The train was pulled up, but it was found that the fire was at Liggins' flaxmill, which is near the line. The mill, wa? totally destroyed. Tire orraer does not attribute the deed to any of his men. The loss will be considerable. A • Dannevirko train to Wellington today, with more men, was diverted via Wairarapa, and a large body of Federationists at Shannon were disappointed. It lia-s been found that, in addition to breaking the windows of the train last night, the Eederationists cut one of the signal wires, and interfered with the points, bu£ ' no damage Resulted therefrom.