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Feilding Star, 14 November 1891, Page 2

THE LATEST.

TROUBLE in SOUTH AMERICA. MASSING TROOPS. EUROPEAN POLITICS. HEAVY GALES. GREAT NUMBER OF LIVES LOST. , (Received November 13, 11.15 a.m.) ■ London, November 13. Obituary — Professor Mosely, naturalist of the Challenger expedition. Sir Lyon Playfair, speaking at Leeds, strongly opposed the regulation of the hours of labour, or the standard of wages, by the State. He admitted the Australian trade unions enforced deligent and honest work on the part of their members. Mr Munro, late Commissioner of Police, has gone as a missionary to' Bengal. The Standard deprecates allowing the Irish question to dominate the coming session, as the question of devising a scheme of local Government for that country is neither urgent nor opportune. Monte Video, November 13. The Government of Uruguay has massed a body of troops on the Brazilian frontier. Eio ds Janeibo, November 13. The rebel army holds the greater part of Eio Grande, and is receiving constant additions. The members of Congress are seeking the asylum with foreign legations in this city. Fonesca is sending troops and ironclads to the disaffected ports. A press gang is employed gathering recruits for the Army in Rio Janeiro, Both army and navy are reported to be preparing to declare Fonesca dictator for life. Capetown, November 13. Lord Eandolph Churchill is returning. He has abandoned his projected visit to Manicaland. Extremely rich reefs have "been discovered at Port Victoria, in Mashonaland. Paeis, November 13. M. Barthlemey St Hilaire declares Lord Salisbury is quite right to remain in Egypt until he has completed his mission. Great damage was done by the gale in Paris and Calais and several lives were lost. Two torpedo boats were wrecked at Brest. In the Chamber of Deputies Laur accused Rouviere, Minister of Finances, of delivering the finances of the country into the hands" of the Jews, and demanded the expulsion of the Rothchilds and others. Rouviere in reply, declined to deprive the money market o£ so important factor. Vienna, November 13. In his speech at the opening of the Delegations, the Emperor Francis hinted at possibility of a general disarment replacing a precarious peace. Madrid, November 13. . The Rothschilds limit their assistance to the renewal of advances to the extent of two million pounds already owing by the Bank of Spain. St. Petersburg, November 13. The Novosti declares the exclusion of Captain Younghusband from the Pamir Plateau is Russia's reply to British intrigues. Adelaide, This Day. Work at the AVallaroo mine is suspended, throwing 500 men out of employment.