THE BLACKBALL STRIKE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 212, 1 June 1908, Page 7

THE BLACKBALL STRIKE.

EXECUTING. DISTRESS WARRANTS . (ST.'TEI.E'dRAFn.—SFECIAV CORRESPONDENT.) Creyriiouth, May 31. Since Friday the bailiff has been kept jusily emplo.ycd at Blackball executing the warrants on the Blackball strikers, numbering 16G,'thereby hoping to raiso sufficient to pay. tho fine of £75 inflicted-by the Arbitration Court on tho Blackball Unioji. to tho reception accorded tho officer of the 'law has not boon of the heartiest ' nature, women being particularly to the fore in: their denunciation of tlie. official. ' The articles -seized are of great variety, comprising, -bicycles,' ' chests!;of -drawers, sewing machines, otc. One mirier; on the bailiff, putting in an'appearance at his residence, quietly handed over a £10 note,..tho maximum amount to which one individual is liable, and told the constable to bis off as, quick as ho liked. In other places, .'the women claimed the furniture and Iwuso as theirs, and; of course; a fine, legal difficulty at onco presented itself. The process of distraining oil th? household goods continued all Yesterday the constnblo gathering in a ' miscellaneous and, curious assortment-/ It is said that'it wflr.be' possiblo . to . enforce. • the a;."-inst. onl.v,.llo:miiiers, the others haviii"left the district., • ° ONION TO CANCEL ITS REGISTRATION. . CreyMOtiih, May 30. ; Tho Blackball-Miners' Union has decided ■U, pimcol its registration, and withdraw from Vie jurisdiction of the Arbitration Court