CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 92, 28 January 1890, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright JPHT« TTNTTiCD PEKSS ASSOCIATION [ London, January 25. The dock compuuies, wharfingers, shippers, and merchants are forming »v Employers? Union and have resolved to issue a notice on the Ist February intimating that all labourers refusing to comply with the general agreement of the 14 th September will be locked out. The employers assert that the dockers are destroying them piecemeal. Cardinal Manning, ex-Lord .Mayor Whitehead, and Mr Buxton, M.P., approve the stand taken by the men who are demanding payment for meal- times and the dispute is creating an angry discussion, the empluvers asserting that the action- of the men is a breach of the September agreement. The Pall Mall tfazette states that the report of the Times Parnell Commission will be disclosed within a fortnight, and that it will prove tantamount to a dismissal of the charges brought against Mr Parnell, on the ground that they were based on forgeries. The report will it is stated, censure the leaders of tije Land League for their methods of .promoting agitation m Ireland, and will condemn the truculence of the Irish National Press. The Executive are relaxing the severity of the Crimes Act in counties where violence and organised resistance is declining. The Admiralty have offered to hand over the cruiser Shah to New South Wales, to replace the Vernon training ship of Sydney, provided the Colony defray the expense of fitting out the Shah, which will probably cost £220,000. Beuzon's family have offered to refund the proceeds of the cheque stated to have been forged by Earnest Beuzon, but so far all efforts to settle the matter have failed and the Jubilee Plunger is still in custody. It is stated that he has admitted the forgery, alleging that he was badly in want of the money to pay a gambling debt. Five Judges are laid up with influenza, whilst Sir Henry Manisty, Justice (Queen's Bench Division) is prostrated by an attack of paralysis. Bkblin. January 25. The Emperor William has issued an edict ordering the discontinuance of duelling in the army, and threatening challengers with expulsion. The Reichstag rejected the Socialist Bill, when the final stage was reached, by a majority of 71. The session is now closed. Athrns, January 25. The Greek reserve forces haye been ordered to mobilise in March next. It w balieved this step is taken in consequence of the gloomy outlook in Crete, . " Lisbon, January 25. The Minister for War has authorised the army to subscribe to the national defence fund. British traders at Lisbon and other ports are making an appeal to.Mr Glad* stone for his intervention in the dispute between England and Portugal. French and German commercial trayellers are swarming to Portugal. A committee has boon appointed here to raise a defence fund for the purpose of promoting an alliance with America. Washington, January 24. The Naval Committee of the Senate haye reported favourably on the scheme for largely increasing the Navy of the United States. New Yobk, January 24. By an explosion of natural gas at Columbus, Ohio, six persons were killed aud 30 injured. Zanzibar, January 24. A French priest at Mombasa reports that he met the expedition under Dr Peters at Subaki all well. The party were awaiting the arrival of stores there. The date of the meeting is not stated. Paris, January 24. V 'ln the Chamber of Deputies last night, Boulaiiger called Deputy Martineau a traitor. M. Martiueau has sent Boulanger a challenge. Rome, January 26. The Prince of Naples will shortly pay a visit to Australia. <&