CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 47, 8 October 1889, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright jPEIt UNITSD PRKSS ASSOCIATION. ( . London, October 4. The Marquis of Rartington and Lord Aberdeen, in addressing a 'meeting, charged Gladstone with hopelessly shattering the Liberal party and promoting every fantastical fadiu order to gain fresh political supporters. At the Church Congress to-day; Edward Terry, the actor, read a paper on the stage .and its effects. The paper went generally in defence of the stage, and argued that the charges brought by the clergy were prejudiced against the theatre, which had been found a necessity of the present time. Mr John Burns, leader of the recent strike, admits that £48,000 was received from outside sources, and declares that any surplus will be used to alleviate distress arising from the strike. Mr C. M. Norwood, in his capacity. as. chairman of the Associated Dock Companies, used some yery strong language about the attitude of various sections of the community to whom the dock com» panics might naturally have expected to look for assistance, and concluded by saying that with an applause hunting Government, incapable Home Secretary, police conniving at the violence of strikers, an emotional public, and designing agitators, London was at the mercy of a mob. A resolution was passed thanking the directors and censuring Air Matthews the Home Secretary. Slavin has challenged Wolff Bendoff to" meet him with the gloyes. . Boulanger has taken up his residence at Jersey. The prosecution of the Earl of Galloway for an assault on a girl will be tried on the 14th October. Captain Jorgenson, who is attempting to sail to Madeira in a 30ft boat, has arrived at Madeira. At the Church Congress Bishop Barry said the federating of the churches ought to be the aim of the Anglican communion ; and the colonies needed a greater freedom in church government and ritualism. October 6. Four hundred of the dock labourers have struck, on the ground that the companies are giving undue preference to " blacklegs." Speaking at a meeting of tram and 'bus drivers, Lord Kosebery, who was chairman, said that the overwork of the employes was a scandal, and lie considered that the recent strike of the dockmen had shown that labour possessed power to resist oppression. Therefore he wished every success to the Drivers' Union which.it was intended to establish. It is reported that Russia has purchased and is fortifying An i /ari. The school children in Scotland who " struck" last week are intimidating children attending girls' schools. The strike movement is spreading in England. Constantinople, October 5. The Porte refuses to adopt any system of special reform in America. Mexico, October 5. A heavy cyclone has visited the island of Carmen, in the Gulf of Campeachy, and thirteen vessels were wrecked. Many of the houses suffered and numerous lives were lost. New Orleans, October 4. By the explosion of a boiler on board a Mississippi steamer 40 persons were killed. St. Petebsbtjbg, October 4. The Russian Government is increasing the plant of Kutais railway south of the Caucasus, for transport purposes. It is regarded as probable that if the Porte recognises Ferdinand as Prince of Bulgaria Eussia will interfere by force of arms next May.