N.S.W. MINES

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11127, 10 February 1930, Page 5

N.S.W. MINES

REDS’ DESPERATE EFFORT TO GAIN SUPREMACY OF MINEFIELDS United Press Assn, by El. TeL Copyright (Received Feb. 9. 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 9. Jt,i, reported that Communist emixaries are making final desperate efforts to secure supremacy of the mine-fields and the control of a big aggregate meeting which is being held on Tuesday. The moderates, however, are said to be concentrating in opposition to the Reds, whose promise of financial aid to the miners. of they showed fight, has not been fulfilled. Fines of between £SOO and £6OO have been imposed on the miners as a result of the recent disturbances, but not a penny of Red money has. thus far. l.een forthcoming. The Miners’ Federation will not pay, because it did not countenance the mass demonstrations. The onlv hope of the convicted men, numbering about 100, escaping gaol is that the Communists wall honor their promise to pay, but the feeling prevails that they will repudiate it. If the extremists fail to rush the aggregate meeting, their influence is expected to wane rapidly. There is a growing body of moderate opinion among tho miners in iavof a settlement. A statement has been published that the miners intended officially to advise the federal Government to-day ot the bedrock terms of a. compromise, hut the Federation secretary (Mr Davies) denies knowledge thereof. Mr Woods, a delegate from the New Zealand Mineworkers’ Association, says the Dominion miners will pay a levy of JJ per cent, of their earnings towards tho relief of the idle New South Wales miners. BEER AGAIN "WHITE” HOT WEATHER CAUSES BAN TO RE, REMOVED United Frets Assn, by El. Tel. Uopyrlgat (Received Fob. 9. 0.0 p.m.) SYDNEY, Fob. S. The hot weather yesterday made the beer "white” in Cessnoek hotels. Tlie idle miners, who had been declaring tlic* liars all "black for a month past, apparently became color blind and the bar-tenders had an exceedinglv luisv time w hen the ban was unofficially raised and men who had been unwilling prohibitionists set to work to drink np arrears. Meantime, the Cessnoek municipal authorities lmd just completed .installations m the main street. These strangely enough stand opposite the hotels but they only , supply waiter and now they arc not wanted.