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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 59, 5 November 1889, Page 2

-. .*. By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. (PER UNITED PUESS ' ASSOCIATION. ) • London, November 3. Bishop Moorhouse' and. bis wife opened a church bazaar tit Rochdale yesterday. The B.shop made use of the occasion to defend the- practice of holding bazaars for the purpose of raising funds. "Lord ' Salisbury has ' protested against the declaration of a German protectorate over the East African coast from Vitu to Tokesmaju. The balance sheet -of the- recent stride is aearly completed. The Australian contributions amounted to £24,660. The balance iu hand is £6,500. J. L. Sullivau has challenged Slavin the Australian pugilist, to box ten rounds with him, but the latter pre fers to fight to a finish. - j The Spectator considers the im-. pending dominion of Australia will become the natural heir to the rich Eastern Archipelago, and Europe will be powerless to prevent it. November 4. Mr J. Burns asserts that 150,000 men have joined the various trades ' unions since the strike of the dock labourers. Mr H,M". Stanley writing on August 29 from Lake Victoria . Nyauza, says the Emin Bey, Casati, and himself, .accompanied by six Englishmen and "other Europeans- and a following of 800 people, are journeying to Upwapwa, in the German territory.- Wadelai is in the hands of the Mahdi's people. Antwerp, Nov. 3. .The dock labourers have struck in consequence of being called on to do two hours' extra work without pay. Washington, Niv. 1. The United States' delegate to the Pan- American Conference stated if Argentine wool entered into rivalry with that of the United • States it would still be admitted free and goods manufactured from it. - Geneva, .November 3. The State Council has prohibited all Salvation Army meetings, Sofia, Novgiu ber 4. Prince Ferdinand, who has been on a visit to Western Europe, has returned and opened the Bulgarian Sobranje. Constantinople, Nov. 4. The Sultan -welcomed the Emperor at Yildiz Palace, where the two monarchs reviewed ten thousand troops. The Imperial visitor re^ peatedly expressed to the Sultan his admiration of their appearance and discipline, especially the artillery.