London.

Manawatu Herald, 14 May 1892, Page 2

London.

There was a very large attendance at the meeting of the Colonial Institute when Mr Perceval addressed it. Mr Brodie Hoare, in the course of his remarks, said that the foolish financial legislation of New Zealand

was calculated to seriously interfere with the influx of capital, and that the Government ought to co-operate with and not hamper industrial enterprise. A general dock strike is threatened. The cottonspinners have resumed work. The Yorkshire miners are doubling their contributions in support of the Durham miners. The Forest of Dean miners refuse to accept a reduction. The South Wales miners have decided against a weekly holiday. It is reported that the dock and riverside labourers in London will strike in July, during the height of the tea season, owing to the alleged evasion of the Mansion House agreement. Sir W. V. Harcourt, in the course of an address to an immense meeting at Bristol, ridiculed the idea of Ulster rebelling. Fenian Unionism would, he said, be as bad as Fenian Home Eule. He accused the Premier of preaching treason. General Booth states that the funds for the spiritual and social branches of Salvation Army work are nearly exhausted. Only £4000 has been subscribed this year for his " Darkest England " scheme. He appeals for help, as the work of the Army has nearly come to a standstill. The election for the North Hackn ney seat in the House of Commons, vacated by the death of LieutenantGeneral Sir Lewis Pelly, took place on the 11th and resulted in the election of Mr Bonsfield, the Unionist candidate, by a majority of 969 over Mr Meates, the Liberal representative. Jaeger, the Eothschild's absconding cashier, has been arrested in Egypt, and most of the stolen money recovered.