Late Cable News.

Hastings Standard, Issue 448, 12 October 1897, Page 4

Late Cable News.

(Tcr Press Association.—Copyright.)

London, Oct. 11

The Prince of Wales, replying to a letter suggesting that he should intervene in connection with the strike in the engineering trade, while deploring the disaster which the strike was causing the industry, says it is not right he should interfere. The recent formed Free Labor Protection Association has supplied several hundred engineers to Sheffield firms affected by the strike. Mounted police escorted them to the several works where they have been employed. The Hon. Gerald Balfour, Secretary for Ireland, refused the request submitted by a deputation of the Irish Nationalists to convene a special session for Parliament for the purpose of considering the distress in Ireland, stating that the circumstances did not require extraordinary legislation, and adding he did not intend to discuss the Irish land question next session. Geat demonstrations in support of the engineers on strike were held at Belfast and Manchester yesterday. The American Steel Company has received large orders for steel rails for India and South Africa at 20 per cent under the prices tendered by British manufacturers. Berlin, Oct. 11. A report published by the Colonial Office shows that since the German colonies were founded 1,250,000 emigrants have left Germany. In spite of this large efflux the total number of Germans in Germany's own colonies is only 2803, of whom half are either soldiers or officials. A German syndicate has offered the Chilian Government a loan of 100,000,000 pesos (£40,000,000), bearing per cent interest, for the purpose of constructing railways. Bojie, Oct. 11. The Italian Government has decided to station a permanent squadron in South American waters. Constantinople, Oct. 11. The Turkish authorities have forbidden steamers to land Greeks at Volo, a town on the Gulf of Voio, in Thessaly, and are taking measures to prevent refugees from Thessaly returning to their homes. Calcutta, Oct. 11. A body of tribesmen at Jamund, at the entrance to Khyber Pass, fired upon a British patrol party, killing two officers. Sydney, Oct. 11. The Gazette states that there is reason to suspect that the recent fire in the Broken Hill mine, when three men were suffocated, was maliciously aud feloniously caused, and the Government offer a reward of £IOO, in addition to £4OO offered by the Proprietary Company, for the conviction of the perpetrators. Good general rains have fallen. The crop prospects are excellent, and it is forecasted that the colony will have considerable wheat to export this year. Hobart, Oct. 11. The Mataura, which arrived here from London via Albany at 2 o'clock this afternoon, has two cases of measles on board, and is discharging her cargo at the quarantine station. Sir Hugh Nelson, Premier of Queensland, was allowed to land, but the other passengers were forbidden.