" Party Ties."—WhiiJrCliokera. A srcCESsi-ui. hoax was lately practised en the artisans on strike at the works of the Jleiscy Steel and Iron Company at Liverpool. The premises of that ecmpimy are closely watched by pickets of the " soi-iety " men, whose object ii. is to prevent nonsociety men from accepting employment in place of tlio workmen on strike. A party of Sheffield S'cgi'intiers oni of work applied to the Mersey works for a job, and were told by the wateliman that the company dill not requi-e liie-grinders, tut if they were to represent thtnuelve? to the pickets a3 pusldlers about to take service with the company, they would probably receive a handsome bribe to induce them to i.bstam from doing to : and in consequence of ihi-j advied ilio received L'Js. a head freni the society, and went on their way rejoicing.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1055, 2 April 1867, Page 6
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