THE BLACKBALL STRIKE.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13083, 6 April 1908, Page 8

THE BLACKBALL STRIKE.

4 MINERS, AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS. (srECI.iL TfO "THE PRESS.") GREYMOUTH, April 5. Tie Blackball miners say they are content to β-ivnifc developments, as nearly every union in tho Dominion is assisting them. Only two or three small cnes have declined. The Blackball miners do not approve of tho action of tho Dcnnii>toii men, but havf* taken no action in tho matter vv.t.. Thoy will be haviin; another meeting on Tuesday or AVodncsday. Meanwhile football, etc., is engaging tiieir attention. Some of xho men linvf* clit:»ii'.ol work on the BiackballNyaiiorc Railway. At a me-pting of tho Oantorbury Trades and Labour Council or Saturday niiiht a. lf-ttfr was read from tho Tailoring Trade Tnion statin*; that a donation bad lxH;n forwardi-i to the Blackball l T ni«n. Tlio J'lastortTS. Gvneral Labourers, Frrozers, tSiaufihtfirmea's Ajaistante. ami wrote to tho same Tiic Lyiiolton Carnal Wharf labourers' Union wrote stating would make a donation to tho IJlacKball minors. but, at tho samo time it did net agree with tho Blackball Union in striking, r. hieh was against the laws of th-n- kni'.!. The Typographical Union wrot«» staring that it di&agrcK'd with tlic 81-acklnill Minors' Union for going out on strike-.