AT AUCKLAND.

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

AT AUCKLAND.

SPECIAL CONSTABLES ARRIVING. TBAMWAYMEN MAY GO OUT. AUCKLAND. Last Night. In Auckland all shipping is disorganised. Nearly all the Northern Company's vessels are in the stream, and the wharves are quite idle tonight. Six hundred men are expected to arrive from the Waikato to act asi special constables in Auckland, The number enrolled in Auckland for special service now totals about 70°. This morning 300 assembled and paraded, and assembled again this evening. The Mayor, in the course of an interview this morning, warned all citizens to avoid crowds in the streets, in the event of iserious measures having to be taken by the police to suppress any trouble which may arise. Tho most import-ant development in connection. with the strike in Auckland to-day relates to the action of the Auckland Tramways Union. A meeting of the afternoon shift was largely attended at tho Trades Hall this morning, and after deliberating as to the best course of action to be taken, deputed its sub-committee to confor with the Strike Committee. Tho outcome of this' conference, was a decision to report back to meetings to be held thig evening and to-mor-row morning, with a recommendation that the moment free labour and special constables come into Auckland, the trams shall cease running. As COO special constables are due from Waikato to-night, there is a possibility that the trams will cease running tomorrow. It seems unlikely that the exhibition workers will cease work. It is understood that a force of city specials numbering 1000 will be ready wlien called upon.

MEN DECIDE TO GO OUT

AUCKLAND, Last Night. • The ,ti.!atttwa»y aneeting &>-night had •tW proposals: put before it,., the first that the men should work until, the, present coal supply "is exhausted and should pledge itself not td work if free labour coal were introduced, and second that the cars should stop immediately free labour is introduced on the wharves or special constables appear. One hundred and thirty-four voted for the second proposal and 52 for the first. The second proposal was therefore carried. The afternoon shift will consider the proposals tomorrow, .