THE HAMBURG STRIKE.
GENERAL STRIKE PROCLAIMED.
Hamburg, Decombor 6. A general strike has been proclaimed here, and 1,000 labourers have goua out. It is feared thab tho leaders in Antwerp will adopt similar measures. A hundred of tho Berlin police have been eonb here to assist in preserving order. The employers etate thab the dockers of England have advised the acceptance of the terms offered as thero is only a, semblanca of succoss, and that tbo men had bettor prospects when Tom Mann organised bhe ports on tho Continent. BkdssiSls, Decombor 5, The Chamber of Depuziee has rejected a motion tabled condemning the attitude of the (jovcrnment in expelling from .Antwerp tho Bricieh Labour delegates who were advocating v utrike. The members of the Government) intimated thab they wore determined thab foreigners should nob be allowed to disturb the peace. London, December 4. The " Times " refers to the dispute as a ombined social and democratic onslaught on capital.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 290, 7 December 1896, Page 3
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THE HAMBURG STRIKE.
Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 290, 7 December 1896, Page 3
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