A SERIOUS STRIKE.
FORTY THOUSAND IDLE,
(United Service.)
.... Johannesburg, Feb. 18. Natives employed at the mines have latterly been showing unrest The strike at the East R a "nd Proprietary has now spread to seven mines inrSl^ + 33'?° + ° i YeS > wll° W been told that if they keep quiet they wall be repatriated, and. that they cannot be given more wages.
A large force of police is stationed in the affected areas maintaining order.
(Beuter'a Telegrams.)
dohannasburg, Feb. 18. Ihe native strike i s spreading. Gemera! Smuts has arrived, and has.conferred with the heads of the mining industry and with the public officials. ■? raS S ?L P °U? T been despatched to the difl-erent centres. Nine mines are now affected, and the natives on stiuke number roughly 40,000.
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Colonist, Volume LXII, Issue 15308, 23 February 1920, Page 5
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128A SERIOUS STRIKE. Colonist, Volume LXII, Issue 15308, 23 February 1920, Page 5
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