A FIERCE MELEE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 402, 11 January 1909, Page 5

A FIERCE MELEE.

AT BROKEN HILL. MR. TOM MANN AND THE RED FLAG. THIRTY ARRESTS.- . ] (HI TEbEOBArn—PBESS ASSOCIATION—COriEIOHT.). - (Rec. January 10, 4.30 p.m.) Sydney, ■■January-10. • A scone of wild excitement occurred at JBroken Hill when a trolly laden with provi- ; sions was. being taken to the Proprietary ( Mine under a strong police, escort. ... , : ( -Tho crowd hooted, and utones were thrown ( at-tho mounted police, who, as Boon as the> trolly was taken to the mine, turned and j menaced;the crowd, most of whom' took : to their heols and ran.: . '. ■ ' :. 'Meanwhile,: foot police reinforced the mounted men, .and arrested several; bf . tho 1 most violent of the ( crowd, who were taken, l with tho utmost difficulty, to the station. 1 Later in- the aftc-rrioon, Tom Mann, with ! 14 others, among whom were officials of the < union, were arrested.' ■-. ; ■ : '■•■'■ Mann,'with a Socialist flag and a crowd, headed by a band,.'marched\to the ; Proprietary property.. .A.;serious ,riot followed, but the police were masters of the situation., . ." ; ': ■■ - . Altogether 30 persons were arrested.- A couple of.the police-were slightly injured. . f ; A CONFERENCE. PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL \ OF PICKETS. ) ,: •.'/;. Sydney, January 9. The directors 1 of the Proprietaiy Mine have agreed to the suggestion of .the President, of the Arbitration Court for a 'conference, with the proviso that before it;is held the pickets must be withdrawn.from the mine and,from the works'at PortPirie. .-.,.:. .■ ' ;.. A preliminary, conference is being held this forenoon to disouss : the question of, the with- . drawal of pickets. . ■ ■'■' "; : v : -:'-, A SUNDAY DEMONSTRATION. ;,.; CONFERENCEABORTIVE. -':'■■'. ■ '■-.. : ; l (Rec, January 11, 1.15 a.m.) • ;■ > : ~ ' Sydney, January 10. big procession, and 1 denionstTation at Broken Hill Wdayi Tne speak'ers 'warmiy:denounced yesterday's arrests.,; The ; proceedings, were orderly..■--.. ~ ~ ..; :S .- .■ . Prior to yesterday's trouble, the men's re-, presentatiVes mot the Proprietary :manager: ; arid disouseed-thesTigge'stioii.that:'the; pickets be withdrawn preparatory "-to a;'. conference with "a 7iew..,.t0 submitting the troublo ■ td arbitratioii. .' ■ . ... ■. .■' • ~: ■ :'iThe men;,decliried to withdraw ;the,pickets unless the police were.withdrawn, and the meeting- was'therefore abprtivo.-.;' : , ; .■~;.: