LABOUR TROUBLES.
HOW MR HUGHES REGARDS THE BREAKAWAY. ONE EFFECT OF MR WADE'S NEW LAW. United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph Copyright Received December 29, 10.10 a.m. i SYDNEY, December 29. Mr W. H. Hughes regards the break-away of the Northern miners* delegates as one of the effects of Mr Wade's new law. He considers the whole position complicated. They are now fighting not merely their enemies, he said, but also those who for some time had pretended to be their friends. The Strike Congress was created at the desire of the Northern miners. The latter had the amplest right to conduct their affairs as they pleased, but every day they remained out involved other workers, and they (the other workers) must have a voice in a conflict which defies every effort to confine it within the comparatively narrow limits of the coal-mining industry. They are now fighting outside among themselves where formerly they fought inside.
MINERS FOUND GUILTY.
HttAVY FINES. Received December 30, 12.40 a.m. SYDNEY, December 29. The Industrial Court at Newca&tle fouir? thirteen members of the Delegate B.ard of the Colliery Employees' Federation, consisting .of Messrs Drees, Brees, Parkes, Hanlou, Lettlefair, Williams, Watjon, Pease, Sneddon, Reilly, Stenhouse, Young and Frith, guilty, on the charge of inciting the strike. Each was fined £IOO, or as an alternative two months' imprisonment.
EFFECT OF STRIKE AT CHRISTCHUROH.
Bv Telegraph—Press Association. H JISTCHURCH, December 29. • Tne effect of the coal strike at j New South Wales is being felt by t'f! City Council here. The Council | have received a ktter from Thomas I Brown, Ltd., contract .rs, for supply • ing the destructor with Newcastle ' coal until afrer the Newcastle mines ' resume work, and a further supply of Newcastle coal is landed, in terms of the Strikes Clause in their contract, they ask to be rtli«.ved frcm I parformance of thair contract until a ' further supply of Newcastle coal 1 comes to hand. It was pointed out I that although the Newcastle mines were closed for over six weeks the ! Council had been supplied with Newj castle coal at contract rates, as they I had a quantity of Newcastle coal in i stock. This, however, was now ex--1 austel
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9678, 30 December 1909, Page 5
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366LABOUR TROUBLES. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9678, 30 December 1909, Page 5
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