RAND MINERS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1798, 10 July 1913, Page 5

RAND MINERS.

WHITE STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK.

NATIVES DEMAND MORE PAY

THE RED ROSETTE. TROOPS READY TO ACT. By Telegraph—Pxom Association—Copyright Johannesburg, July ,8.: Natives at the Village Main Reef, and City and Suburban Mines have struck for more pay.. Troops are being held in readiness. Many natives, in imitation of the white strikers, are wearing red rosettes. They erroneously beliove that the whites struck' for more pay and got it. The native labour leaders are endeavouring to induce tile natives to resume work. A thousand natives in the Meyer and Charlton Mines broke out of the compound, but returned when, troops appeared. However, they refused to descend the mines. The situation among the whites is improving. The strikers are resuming, and banks and shops are re-opening. The newspapers aro being published. NATIVES ST6NB THE POLICE. (Rec. July 9, 9.80 p.m.) Johannesburg, July 9. Tho natives have resumed work at the Mey;r and Charlton mines. The natives at tho Village Main Eeef have refused to work, and stoned the police, who fired over their heads and drove them back to their palters. Tho natives subsequently returned to work. A similar trouble occurred at the Village Deep Mine, but was settled. It is believed that the native trouble is over tho strike-breakers, who claim three years' wages a 9 compensation, aggregating sixty thousand sterling. . THE USE OF THE TROOPS. QUESTION IN HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Rec. July 9, 9.30 p.m.) London, July 9. The Speaker has declined to allow the Johannesburg riots to bo discussed. As a matter of urgency, he ruled, the Imperial troops were retained in South Africa at tho Government's request.

Several members complained of the lack of information received from Viscount Gladstono. Mr. Lewis Harcourt (Secretary of State for tho Colonies) read the Governor-General's telegram, and added that tho troops did not fire except when the disorder became most'serious. Some of the deaths were due to the rioters' indiscriminate shooting.

NAMES OF THE VICTIMS. (Rec. July 9, 9.30 p.m.) Johannesburg, July 9. Those who wore killed in tho streot riots at Johannesburg on Saturday night include M. Buducs, a member of a Hamburg firm; Forbes, a municipal accountant; Rosenberg, a theatre proprietor; Hertzbeg, a pianist; VindorineTe, a photographer; Hackctt, a dentist; Vierera, M'Loney, Labuschagne, Coleman, Thompson, Benson, Zilwyker, and Vcsfatgrun, miners; Wood, a railwayman; and Cook, a brickruaker.

NUMEROUS ARRESTS. . (Rec. July 9, 9.30 'p.m.) 1 Johannesburg, July 9. The police are making numerous - arrests in connection with .the Tiots, including incendiary speakers at tho various meetings. The latter include Crawford, a Socialist leader. Tho Court was held at the Fort Prison, becauso it was deemed unwise to attempt to escort prisoners to the city Court. "STAR" NEWSPAPER THREATENED. (Rec. July 9, 9.30 p.m.) Johannesburg, July 9. The "Star" newspaper proprietary has received repeated threats of the destruction of their works buildings. A borehole was discovered in the foundations, largo enough to contain a sufficient charge of dynamite to wreck the premises. MASS MEETINGS HELD. GOVERNOR'S RECALL DEMANDED, (Rec. July 9, 9.30 p.m.) Johannesburg, July 9. The Transvaal Provincial Council has passed a resolution of sympathy with, tho relatives of the Johannesburg strike victims. A Labour member has. given notice to move, in the Union 'Assembly, a resolution condemning the Government for depriving the people of the right of .freo speech, and the right to hold public meetings. He also urges tho recall of Viscount Gladstone and of tho Imperial troops.

Tho Federation Trade Union's Executive lias decided to hold mass meetings throughout tlio country, including Johannesburg, on July 11, to demand Viscount Gladstone's recall, on the ground that ho authorised tho use of. troops in an attempt to suppress free speech and public assembly, which resulted in tho indiscriminate shooting of defenceless men, women, and children.

Cape Town, July 9. A mass meeting of workers held here has condemned Viscount Gladstone for using troops in an industrial dispute, and has demanded his Tccall.