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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 102, 19 February 1891, Page 2

THE LATEST.

London, February IS The boatmen and others engaged in waterside pursuits at Cardiff have gone out on strike, as an expression of sympathy with the Dockers, Seamen, and Coalbearers. It is feared that the railway men wDI follow Biiit. , The conversion of the remaining portion of New Zealand stocks ia expected to be a sxiecessr ■ The withdrawal of the obnoxious manifesto issued by the United Labour Council of London on December sth, calling upon the workmen, represented by them to abstain from doing any work, either direct or indirect, that would conduce to the sailing of the vesseles of Messrs Shaw, Savill and Co., the New Zealand Shipping Company, and the British India Steam Navigation Company, has produced an excellent effect* and a compromise with the Shipping Federation,' Cairo, February 18. The Egyptian troops have occupied Elteb. They did not meet with any opposition. BiCßiiN, February 18. Prince Bismarck is suspected of organising Parliamentary opposition to the Government. The Federal Council has decided not to prosecute him for his recent utterances, and will only refute the attacks made by the Prince in the German press. Eeceived, February 19, 10.45 a.m. Loirrox. Februa ry 1 8 Replying to Mr Howard Vincent's motion in the House of Commoris, with reference to the Colonial Conference, Mr Goschen said that Great Britain might pay something to continue the union oi the British Empire, but not to increase the cost of food. There could be no objection to the principle of a Customs' Union, though there was this difficulty : that the country would not tolerate differential duties. It would be essential, however, that the colonies should put five per cent extra on foreigners, and pass a tariff likely to protect Great Britain from loss. ,