THE BLACKBALL STRIKE.
W.IIAKF J,ABOHKUB' ATTITUDE. Til 10 STUIKIOIIS lIAVJO A GOOD TIME. NO Wlllik AM) GOOD I'AV. Per Press Association. Greymouth, Last IsiyliL. 'J lie Wharf Laborers' Union, at a meeting uii Sunday, decided to continue thoir support to tile wives and children of tlm Jllackball strikers. The meeting addressed by .Messrs. Kogers and Goldsmith, 0 f lllackball. I iiK-ctini: <il' i.ln. Tynoiilc miners is called I'ur_ Vi'iilay In' rccon-iilcr tinaction on Saturday of withdrawing Hipport from the miners at Hlaeklial'. Hue of flic strikers, writing to the Grey Argils weirding (Saturday's meeting at Ulackliall, states that the miners were told before the meeting that they were going to get 30s a week for each man, Ids for his wife, and ."is for each child. The desire to have money without working was too strong, anil consequently the opportunity for a settlement passes. "We're going to continue to live' on the money of others," he said, '"I he meeting passed oil' nicely ami we ( returned later and received Our weekly allowance, some of us up to the tune of i ,C 4 55."
Wellington, Last Night. iPriaeliard, a delegate of the Blackball Miners' Union, left to-night for Christ- I
church to see Mr. U. U. Stead in eonwetion with the strike at the Blackball mine.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 98, 14 April 1908, Page 2
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216THE BLACKBALL STRIKE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 98, 14 April 1908, Page 2
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