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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 58, 5 September 1895, Page 2

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CHESS AND CRICKET ITEMS. THE CARDIFF CONGEES. THE CONGO STA ! E. CHURCH REUNION. (Per i J ress Association). Calcutta, Sept. 3. Before retiring from Chitral the Indian Government appointed a Council of Regency during the aiinority of young Nuhfcar Shuja under the influence of the British Resident and garrison, London, Sept. 3. Mr Jenkins, President of the Cardiff Congress, promised the fairest consideration by workmen of the proposed social reforms to be introduced by the Government. He accused the independent labour party of being; really against the labour interests and trades unions. He thought they were probably sub-advised by the opponents of labour. He advised the unions to rely on voluntary efforts to j secure the eight-hour limit. Dean Freemantlo, speaking at the j Gundclwood Church Congress, said the Papal Encyclical on the subject of the reunion of the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches was sincere. He believed the Archbishops of Canterbury and York conferred with the Pope in Rome last Easter on the subject. At the Cardiff Congress the decision respecting the exclusion of professional agitators is regarded as an overwhelming Victory for the old unions. Tlib Tekoa is loading for Auckland and Wpllingt-OD, lo sail on October Ist. Tchigorm took second prize at the chess tourney and Lasker third, not in reverse order as first cabled. Surrey won the cricket championship with thirteen point?, Lancashire second with ten, Yorkshire third, seven. Mr McLean's motion dissenting from the occuDation of Chitral was nfgatived by 137 to 27. New York, Sept. 4. Abbey has engaged Miss Frances Saville for the opera season hove. Brussels, Sept. 4. The Belgian Government hus postponpd the annexation of the Congo State till 1900 in order to give time for an enquiry into the matter.