THE STRIKE ON THE RAND.
-■» - —*"■ ■-•* ■ MILITARY MAINTAINING / ORDER. . ";■ By .•■"-:'-■'. Pretoria, May 27. Since the military were called upon to protect the Rand mines the strikers have been quieter, but they are''■;.'.'.■■ still 'confident of the result, ;because the employers will be compelled to • feed the Chinese and Kaffir coolies until the settlement of the dispute. ■■ (Received May : 25, 11.20 .p.m.)'■'.;■■.' London, May 23. In the House of Commons yester* day, Mr. Churchill stated that the presence of so many Chinese on the Rand, added to the general insecurity arising from the strike, had justified the High Commissioner (Lord Selborne) in acceding to, the Transvaal Government's request for troops. Router's Johannesburg correspondent says . that the troops completely garrison the mines, and are enabling many half-hearted strikers to resume work.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13450, 29 May 1907, Page 7
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