THE RAND STRIKE.
PREPARING FOR A REPETITION, Press - Association.:—Telegraph.—Copyright JOHANNESBURG, July 25. j The Government has made elaborate precautions in the event of failure to ! come to a settlement. Ten thousand troops are distributed on the Rand and tho police are armed. The Corner- , house and power stations have been for- I titled'with machine guns. , - - RAILWAYMEN'S GRIEVANCES. GOVERNMENT OFFERS A COM- " MISSION. ' - Received July 25, 9.30 a.m, i ■ JOHANNTSBURG, July 25, The Government offers to appoint a Commission of two owners and two employees representing the miners and other trades, with an independent chairman selected by the Government, to deal with tho failwaymen’s claims. Though it is probable' the most important demands will bo conceded outright, the Government’s reply has created an unfavourable impresrion' amongst Labour delegates, and tho feeling of uneasiness prevails.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14044, 26 July 1913, Page 5
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133THE RAND STRIKE. Wanganui Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14044, 26 July 1913, Page 5
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