CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 43, 24 September 1889, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

'♦ By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright |l»lih 1-NITj.D ritl-^S ASSOCIATION [ London, September 21. It is reported that a woman working at 'a Wlutuchapel slaughterhouse, disguised as a maa, id suspected to be " Jack the Kipper " The total amount of donations to the strike fund amounted to ~ £40,000, of which £24,000 came from Australia. Lord Brassey ' has been appointed to arbitrate between the lightermen and the master^. The former, it will be remembered, stood out for fis a day. Searle and his trainer, it eil Matterson, leave for Australia on the 1 1 th October. An attempt is being made to form a federated union, to ■ control" the interests of labour and to regulate trade strikes. Mr Wm. lleduVond, 'M.P. has been sentenced to three months inipiisonment for inciting tenants not to pay rent. Burns ' the Socialist, who announces his intention of making a lecturing tour in, Australia, has been offered a free passage to the colony by the shipowners. Pauis, .September 21. It. is almost impossible to give a forecast of the elections. The levi^ion of tie constitution is the sole issue binding all oppouents including M. Clencienceau, agaiusl the Government. The clergy are actively opposing the Government. It is esimateci that seventy strong supporters | of General Boulanger will be returned. It is probable that all votes given in favour of General Boulacgor will be ignored. Chicago, September 21: Only four jurors in the Cronin case have at present passed unchallengedby either side. Washington, September 21. J. L. Sullivan the pugilist, who was sentenced to twelve months' impru-on-ment for fighting Kilrain, has appealed to Congress. '■'■'■ BBKr.i», September 22. Weber, the President of the Westphalian strikers, has been sentenced to seven months' imprisonment on a charge of inciting a riot, Hanoves, September 21. At the recent military manoeuvres here the smokeless powder was used with marvellous results. St. John, September 21. H.M.S. Gunboat Lily, statimiod m the North American* waters, has been wrecked at Newfoundland. Seven of the crew were drowned.