Monday.

Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 734, 1 May 1894, Page 5

Monday.

LONDON, April 27 In the Commons, Sir E. Clark moved rejection of Registration Bill unless inequalities in electoral power are redressed.

Asquith moved to introduce Bill for Disestablishment of Church of Wales and Monmouthshire, to come into operation January, 1896. Measure, which is of highly complicated character, follows broadly on lines of Act for the Disestablishment of Irish Church. Church Commissioners are empowered to ultimately apply Church funds to Parish and County Councils, hospitals, and to institutions for technical and higher education. Cathedrals are treated as national property, and every incumbent will retain his life interest in his office, parsonage, and glebe, receiving from Commission net proceeds of tithes.

Times characterises Bill as gigantic bribe to the ratepayers to spoliate the Church. Standard says Govt has no intention of passing the Bill in the present Parliament. LISBON, April 27 Two hundred and twontyfive cases of cholera reported to authorities in the city yesterday. WASHINGTON, April 27 Democratic Party arranging compromise in regard to Income and Sugar Taxes, in order to secure passage of Tariff Bill. Body of troops surprised 650 of Coxey’s men asleep at Keogh. No resistance was offered, and railway authorities will prosecute men. Eighteen hands of Coxey’s army, numbering 7000 men, are mentioned as marching upon Washington. Before marshal’s men were defeated by Coxey’s followers in Dakota, heavy running fire was kept up between the occupants of trains. About 300 Unionists are marching to Lotuca to compel miners there to join in strike, and troops have been ordered to scene in expectation of trouble. Railway and steamer traffic throughout States is paralysed, owing to scarcity of coal consequent on miners’ ’ BUENOS AYRES, April 27 Argentine Govt despatched warship to intercept Portuguese vessel which recaptured the Brazilian refugees who escaped into Argentine territory.