CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 25 October 1890, Page 2

CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

Lon Jon. Mr Siieehy, M.P., has been conm t e;l (at Tippe.ary) to prison for a wek f r co 'lit nipt of i.'oiu't Bo h Mr Bilfour, speaking at T>u lin, a <1 ISIi <i ad tone, at E<l'n- | b ;r,i>)i. pail th- Iri h qu sti- n ii ouked overy hit yos i» Par a:ueir, and i would he a cilani.ty to postpone its cousidoL'.'ti n. Mr G adst 1.10. in hi* address at Edinb rgh, de iou..ced tie shadowing of members at 'J.'ipperary, and the absence of Mr Half our from Ireland. Sir Richard Francis Burton, the well -known explorer is dead. It is denied that the shipowners intend to lay their vessels up in consequence of the attitude of the labour combinations. The idea is generally condemned, and on account of the necessity for conveying the mails is believed to be impossible. "General" Booth expects the colonies to aid his scheme for the reclamation of the masses by giving land. Mr Duncan, editor of the Matrimonial News, against whom £10,--000 damages were recently awarded in a breach of promise cuso, L.v: l.:oi charged with fraudulent bankruptcy. Under the revised tariff flax and hemp will be admitted free iv France, but cereals, live stock and meat will be charged the maximum rate. The St Catherine Docks Company have given notice of their intention to employ free labourers after November 4, when the existing- agreement with tho dockers lapses. The Unionists, however, will n<"t be debarred from employment.