The Archive · 1926

Schoolboys on Strike

A private school in the north end of the town has, I understand, been closed by our Magistrate. The boys went on strike and when the Maj trate went to look into matters they were trying to beat one their teachers, they were so defiant that he decided to take matters into his own hands and closed the school. It was both High School and Normal with about 200 boys in it. with the Police (by meeting the expenses incurred) in providing for them, requiring those who are phy-sicelly fit to work, whether on road. building or in some other way; the

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