COURAGE AND “CUTS”
BELGIAN TRAGEDY SEQUEL. STRAIGHT TALK TO KING. ('Received 9 a.m.) BRUSSELS, May 1(1. When His Majesty congratulated the rescuers upon the part they played after the firedamp explosion in the Paturages colliery, one of them said: “Vos, Vour Majesty, we need plenty of courage for our trade, but it is not much use being courageous. They are again talking of decreasing our wages. We are not valued as we should be.”
The King movingly replied: “The decision does not rest with mo, but I will do my best to see that the out in vour wages is not enforced.”
The owners of the mine shortly afterwards decided that the per eent. cuL which was to liavo become operative on Sunday, shall not be effective until .Tune b. SECOND EXPLOSION FOFFTEEX MOFE VICTIMS FEAFS FOF HELPLESS | (Foeeivod 11.dO a.in.) MOXS, May Hi. AI least M men were killed in a second explosion of lire damp in the I’at unices mine while rescue parties wore seel;in"' tor victims ot Tuesday s disaster. II is feared that members of the second rescue party will be included aiuoni; the victims. Six were brought to tin* surface alive. The missiny include the mine manager, also an engineer, who warnml Kiny Leopold of the danyrr of further explosions.
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Northern Advocate, 18 May 1934, Page 7
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