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Show STRIKE IS CALLED ON PARADISE ISLE Sydney, New south Wales, Dec. 31. Twentieth century civilisation has 1 ome to Tonga, the "pnradfse Isle of the South Bess," which is ono of the lew remaining native kingdoms, and the laborers are otrlklng for 12 shillings shill-ings n day (or loading and unloading Ivossels, according to Captain Jensen Of tin schooni r W. H. Smith, which reai had here with cargo of copra. He Maid he had been delayed six days at Va'. au because of a strike. ' The natives will work only on their own terms, and compromise or negotiation nego-tiation is Impossible," ho said. "W hen I was ready to load, spokesmen for the natives told me they wanted 12 shillings a day. I thought that too nun 11 but they refused to listen to me. The) are not obliged to work, apparently, appar-ently, and do nothing dally except sing and play." Other labor was obtained to load the vessel sventually, he said. i |