THE BLACKBALL MINE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 60, 29 February 1908, Page 2

THE BLACKBALL MINE.

-iix WOlilv STOI't'KI). Per Press Association. Orcyiuouth. Friday. The position at Blackball remains unaltered. No work was done to-day, and the company only have enough coal to fill one more steamer. The manager, interviewed by a reporter, stated that Ihe company desired to work ten hOttrs per diy. giving the men overtime. This was refused, und when eight hours was

g(»n • back to he had dismissed some of ihe men who could not profitably be employed.

MIXISTKIi roll LAIHMt ItKTHKNT. \\ elliugiou. I'riday. .\ir. Millar. .Minister of latbor. does noi deem i; ndc.isable to say anyiliiunni llii- j n net tn e regarding 'he i'ronble at Ulackbtil mine. The position, he adiUd. is a -erions one. ami will require eareiul cotisidorai'tm on the pari of (he \ iovi'rnment.

MICN Sl'lLl. IUIIJJINC ui:T. (H'ri;i;s of assistance. Oivyiiiouth, l.«-l Night. I In- li'ils,■ at Jilatrkliall cuiitinuos. All work i~ susjicmlod. This u oi' tlio .Miners' I'nion w.is ln UI. "lien Mr. Ndcll, ~f the Labor l);'p,irt.iiient, iiotiliuil the IJnioji that tlu' coin|ianv was |ir<'ji:ui'(l to allow the men to n'siinv work at onre ami the ilisniisscil men to In' roin.-latt'il.

Tile chairman of the I'nion read a reSolution pas&ed unanimously at a previous meeting iiiHl sent to'the manager "f I'>liu\vs"That 110 member of the I niou resume work in the mine until llie men dismissed are reinstated and the loss 01 time through dismissal be rofmiileil." It was pointed out that the last clause was ignored by the ur/iager. and the meeting agreed to hold'out. The deputation to the manager informed llie latter that the miners agreed with the proposal io reinstate tlie'diSmis-od men but in order to prevent the men being victimised they had decided: 'That in Hie event nt thi' management, having to dismiss men owing to any cause whatever. tlie men to be dismissed lie selected by bii I lot."

Hie manager refused lo agree io this, slating that Jic wished to keep in the distiict married men wdio had luiilt in> homes The Tnion then unanimously decided not to return to work until some aiiangement had been made to prevent men being victimised.

No further ilevelopmenf can take place to-morrow, as the me.'ting adtouruel till Mttmliv at Ift o'clock Th- U0,,. .las, Millar. Minister for ■abor. telegraphed for particulars as lo ind.re II a seiileiuenl ,-ould be arrived •' wilhout ail appear tn law. Th." lelegraui was not well received. Mr. l.onias. of ii,,, T.;,1.0c Deparlmoul. ''•legranbed thai be wns leavinc Weill m/l on by the fiiM, boat. 1 elcranis of sympathy and oilers of '• received • fro.ii ||,e V)enniston. T.rnniH r. Tvn-idc. -nd f ,'r in- niMiers.

Air. Kdwai'd Tretrenr. nf ibe Tn1,,,,- 11.. sS;;;it. !ii TT. U Filzgerald. a Socialist orgeni-er delivered a sneecb ]as( nighj |',l ball.. v.,,i„g ||,„ , (i ( . n|| T|i *fn«it*bin !- ..»!.•! rd „rd-v!v.

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BRKEDKIf.S AXD STOCK-OWXKRS. u lio jtro sustaining losses from alio--1,0,1 ?> v unfair to their own intcresfs II I hey neglect the use of reine(lies thai s-.ro reasonably sure to eradicate tin--c troubles from (lnir herds. Jinny sloelc-owaers have tried dren;<li>s '' ™ r >""s kind«. am] lnuv found them useless. Hundreds u-lio have had tliis experiMi'-e liavc sent for Rvkes's Drench and Rykess Animal Abortion fiiro. some'imes ;i= a )a«f resort, and have I found (hem eU'ei'livc. Tie-tier us,, tlk-.-r-nit'dies (ir-d, l.eioy,> time and money experimentinpr. They nIT doin s ilio work. Tltpv nvc inoiicy for others, 'I hoy will sare moni-v fnr von. Will this I'onvinee von? This V.eek the Melbourne ClolliinCompany have tlie following =pe.-ial Iwrsain* on offer:. .lien's »lr«n<t darksaddle Irons,.vs. Rs (Id pair: men's while tennis or ,-i-i,-kf t hats 4s lid: men's e !ylii|i In I'd hals made of pure fur felt. ! Xs (id: liini's celluloid eollnrs. (Id eaeh: | men's ImlMnjr drawers. 0,1-. hoys' Imlhi»-( drawers. 4,1: men's pr,-!!v cream" -I ripe t ,'imis shirts lis (Id. men's splendid while si rip,.,l nieivensed tennis shirts -[-■ lid. men's pure lii,™ handkerchiefs •>- fid lie.' half-dozen. AR-n's sample l;'ilor-ma,le snifs. special offer, regular i l.ri. e Oils i'„l. now IPs (id. men's merino ! iiii'l'Tjiall! > ;ilid sin'ili'f sls lid. men's India :!;inw siiudeis Is fi,l and 2s lid.— Advt. A "MOBI-fIX REMEDY. |

SriVnr-fi lins achieved n triumph in I)r. SlioMoim Vow Dis<-ovoyy (or Coughs, Colrk anil Consumption. Ataolutely guaranteed. 01>f.ainal>le <• v<jrywliei'c,