BRITISH COALMINERS’ TROUBLES.
FRICTION OVER EIGHT HOURS’ ACT. FREQUENT CONFLICTS WITH THE POLICE. United Press Association- —Copyright. LONDON, July 9. Owing to friction over the Eight Hours Act, mobs of men and boys are marching through North Staffordshire colliery towns, breaking down fences and walls. There are frequent conflicts with the police. The trouble is due to pit boys wanting a special lunch time, which is impossible without a general stoppage. There are 15,000 strikers in Sheflio!:! district. TRADE UNION FUNDS, AN INJUNCTION GRANTED. (Received July 11, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 10. Another trade unionist has obtained an injunction to prevent the South Wales Miners’ Federation from devoting its funds to pay Labor members of the House of Commons.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2551, 12 July 1909, Page 5
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119BRITISH COALMINERS’ TROUBLES. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2551, 12 July 1909, Page 5
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