ON SOUTH AFRICAN IMPORTS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14911, 9 March 1914, Page 7

ON SOUTH AFRICAN IMPORTS.

TO AVENGE DEPORTATIONS. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) LONDON, March 7. Renter's Johannesburg correspondent says that private cablegrams state that, as a result of conferences held in Loudon, the Transport Workers, Wool Operatives, and Dockers' Unions have agreed, as a protest against the Indemnity Bill, not to handle imports from South Africa. Communications aro being exchanged with Berlin, the headquarters of the International Trado Union and Socialist Secretariat. WRITS AGAINST THE UMGENI. (Received Marth Bth, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 7. The deported men have issued writs against tho owners of the Umgenf. INDEMNITY BILL. PASSES REPORT STAGE. CAPE TOWN, March 7. The Indemnity Bill has passed the report stage. An amendment moved by Mr Merriman to cancel the banishment was negatived by 73 to 29. The third reading will be taken on Monday. "WE MUST RETURN." POUTSMA'S ADVICE TO WORKERS. LONDON, March 7. Poutsma, speaking at Mile End, said: "We must return to South Africa. If we aro re-arrested you must know. When tho news reaches England, you cease work immediately." Hundreds of mombors of the Labour Party, singing Socialists' songs, farewelled Tom Mann at Waterloo Station, and French Governments' loss if The "Evening Standard" says the deported men entertained Mann at supper and primed him on the South African position, though he did not receive their unauimous support. The deporteds confirm the statement that arrangements are progressing to boycott South African goods. A HUGE BILL. COST OF REPR~E3SING STRIKES. CAPETOWN, March 7. The estimates provide for £260,000 to cover the repression of strikes in July and January, including £177,000, the cost of the mobilisation in January.