The London Strike.
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London, September 9. Fifty wharfingers havo granted the men's demands. The merchants of *Marklane have petitioned the Government to suppress tho practice of picketing. The dock companies declare that the workmen of the East End of London aro under a reign of terror. September 10. The dock companies assert that they have reached the limit of concession. They calculate that the increase in wages will cost them £70,000 per annum. Some city men assert, however, that the extra expense will not be more than £20,000 per annum. Negotiations with the ship-owners are suspended until the Lord Mayor has completed his work of mediation. Mr Burns says that the support of the Australian colonies has proved the backbone of the strike.
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London, September 10. Thirty wharf-owners havo conceded tho men's terms. Tho press comment on the splendid donations from Australia in aid of the strikers, contrasted with the_ empty resolutions of sympathy from America.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5627, 11 September 1889, Page 3
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164The London Strike. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5627, 11 September 1889, Page 3
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