TRANSVAAL MINES.
STRIKE OP THE CHINESE. A SERIOUS DISTURBANCE. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received April 3, 11.7 p.m.) i CAPE TOWN, April 3. Two thousand Chinamen in the North Randfontein mine, KrUgersdorp, struck, being dissatisfied with their wages. They refused to drill beyond a foot per day. Some police engaged in quelling the disturbance were injured. The casualties amongst the Chinamen are numerous, though not serious. Fifty-three were arrested, and others returned to the miners’ compound.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIII, Issue 13715, 4 April 1905, Page 5
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77TRANSVAAL MINES. Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIII, Issue 13715, 4 April 1905, Page 5
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