THE PARNELL COMMISSION.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 25, 9 August 1888, Page 2

THE PARNELL COMMISSION.

"POLL-TAXING" THE CHINESE LABOUB BIOT& DESTRUCTIVE FIEE AT ADE LAIDE. Eeceived August 9, 12.20 p.m. London, August 8. The naval manoeuvres are being carried out, and Admiral Fitaroy is vigorously bombarding the ports along the West Coast of Scotland. The team to represent England in the cricket match against the Australians, commencing at Kensington on Monday, are as follows : — W. Grace, Walter, Eeid, Shuter, Lohman, Peel, Briggs, Abel, Barnes, Wood, Ulyett, and Sugg ; emergency, Gunn. In the House of Commons to-day, on the motion to report the Commission Bill a new clause proposed by Mr Matthews, Home Secretary, was inserted, providing for the arrest and punishment of any witness who neglected to attend to his summons, or refuses to give evidence. Several Parnellite proposals, demanding a limit to the enquiry, were rejected. The debate has been adjourned. It has been decided to impose a heavy poll tax on the Chinese landing at the Philippine Islands. The cricket match between Kent and the Australians was concluded today. The former in their second innings made 80, thus losing the match by 81 runs. Paris, August 8. The riots which have taken place at Amiens were the result of the weavers going out on strike. Sydney. This Day. The English footballers beat Bathurst by 20 points to 10. The men called out of one of the lUawarra Co.'s steamers have returned to work. It is believed in opposition to the Seamens* Union. It has been discovered that the recent interruptions on the cables were due to volcanic disturbances. Hobabt, This Day. Justice Dodds has been appointed Deputy Governor during the absence of the Governor m Melbourne. Adelaide, This Day. Harrison's mills at Port Adelai le have been partially destroyed by .lire. The premises -were insured for £12.000, but the estimated damage amounts to £30.000. The New Zealand Insurance Co. have a line of £2000, and the South British £1000. ! "Rough on Rats," clears out rats, mice bettles, roaches, flies, ants, bed-buu's, in» sects, skunks, moles, jack-rabbits, goph- ' ers, sparrows. At Chemists and Druggists. — Advt.