COLLIERY DISPUTE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 749, 23 February 1910, Page 5

COLLIERY DISPUTE.

GAOL IN DEFAULT OF PAYMENT OFFINE. ;PEISONIIB'S "ACT OF GAIHNTBY. , By Toleeraoh—Press Association—Oopyrisht : ;(Rec.. February .1.10; a'jn.) ' . Sydney, February 23. On ! December 80, a number •' of members . of tho • Delegate Board of •. the . Miners' Federation • were ' convicted , -under -. the old Industrial Disputes/ Act of having instigated a strike,' .and: were each fined; XlO9, in default two months' imprisonment.' (the maximum .linder'jtho' old Act). They were allowed a." month within which .to .pay the fine.. Some of them appealed against the ■'decision on the i ground . that ;, the charge J was uncertain,' in its; wording. ; The Full Court yesterday', dismissed, the appeal.. j ■ As a; result of. the Full Court's decision, nine* men . who;., have not 'paid' the fine ; surrendered, 'themselves' to-day. and were conveyed to Maitland Gaol to. serve their two months'-sentences. ;. : Shortly before surrendering,'one, named Pease, gallantly rescued , a ; man - who . got in i'ront of - a traracar.v-. Pease dashed- to tho man's .' assistance,'' and " both' were down,' butr.they were not injured. . ' RESUMPTION AT NEWCASTLE. EXPECTED TO-DAY. . (Eec. February 23, 1.10 o-mj .' .Sydney|-. February 22. The. feeling in 1 ' Newcastle is hopeful that to-morrow will soo' the - miners back, in the.pita. .. , . .':.Vv.-v..''. '- '.i SOUTH CLIFTON AT WORK. ; }' , A; DEMONSTRATION AGAINST TWO WOEKEBS. ' . CEeo. February-22, 11 S> pjn.):' - Sydney, February 22. Tho South'Cliffcon ,'minei after a - stoppage of five months, has re-started. . ji.Williainson' and /Phillips, the; two men. over whom the troublo arose, were among those taken back. -'f 'They ■ were "treated-,to a hostile ;domon;6taifcioiL;.by. i- ; crowd, among' whom Vomen"were : prommentV A' : ' 1; ..■ [South;Clifton'has been;idle.owing,to a special ..quarrel of it 3 own. Ono of the objections to the two . men was, it is stated, .based ;oh; certain .'evidence;'given .by . them .in arbitration; proceedings.]-■-.

. SOCIALIST DISTURBANCE.' 1 '" FURTHER FINES.. •-'- ' (Keo. February 22, 11.5 p.m.) ' ■ ■ ' Sydney, IVoruary 22. : Overforty men . and i ivomen who participated in tho roccnt Socialist demonstration,"'.;in- sympathy- with, 'tho . impri20b. to "lyp-