THE DIXON CASE.
■ THE PRISONER RELEASED. •(by telegeaph.—rnEss association.) . Auckland, June 1. Mr. \Y. Dixon, who completed his term of imprisonment on . Saturday for refusing to obey an order of the Court to pay a carpenter back pay on an arbitration award, was met by a large crowd of sympathisers on arrival at .Drury, and enthusiastically cheered, while'a band played "Sco tho Conquering Hero Comes." In tho evening ho was at a wolcomo social, at which' a. resolution was carried recognising Mr. Dixon's'"noblo sacrifico in the causo ol freedom and in fighting tho battle of the employers in the Dominion." A letter Was read in which a Wanganui resident' offered to contribute £200 to assist Mr. Dixon in fighting any further action that may be takon against him. •
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 213, 2 June 1908, Page 7
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128THE DIXON CASE. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 213, 2 June 1908, Page 7
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