THE BLACKBALL STRIKE.
MATTERS QUIET.
Per Press Association. Greyuioulh, Last is'ight. Strike mutters at blackball are very quiet, and yesterday a large number of the miners attended the lirey races. The manager reports no change in the position, and lie is only waiting developments.
A miner, speaking to a reporter, stated thai the old hands are tired of the strike, and if the irucslion of resinning work was taken by ballot, instead of by open voting it would !i" deeided in favor of ending the strike, ISo one likes to take the stand, and so a deadlock continues. Mr. Prichard leaves for Lhristchiuvh in the morning to canvass for suppoil
for the unions. ilr. Guinness, .M.l\, spent the day u lllaekliall yesterday and saw the cxeca live of the Union, lie states the m."i arc very determined to insist on lia! an hour's crib time being allowed be fore they resuin t . work. The miner are waiting to see what success tli delegates have with unions before d< filling- on a further course of action.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 75, 18 March 1908, Page 2
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175THE BLACKBALL STRIKE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 75, 18 March 1908, Page 2
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