Cable Brevities
-r- ♦ r— -■ , The proceedings at the Guildhall meeting were characterised by remarkable enthusiasm. Copies of the. Hornet Bule Bill were bnrned to aebe» b» the presence of the gathering. < .• . . Mr Gladstone supported the. second reading of the Miner's Eight Hours Bill, on the ground that he believed a majority of miners were in favor ofthe Bill, though he admitted he was adverse to interfering with adult labour. Moore's timber yard (Melbourne) has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £80,000. The premises were insured for £8000, including' £350 in a New Zealand office. y. A few members of the Centre are inclined to compromise and it is believed tbe German Army Bill will. be rejected despite a powerful appeal by tbe Chancellor to make the sacrifice necessary to maintain the peace of Europe and the safety and honour of Germany. He threatened to dissolve the RsicUstSg if the Bill wm rejected,
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Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 136, 6 May 1893, Page 2
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155Cable Brevities Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 136, 6 May 1893, Page 2
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