CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, 2 December 1893, Page 2

CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

London. Replying to a.question in the House of Commons, Mr Gladstone said he considered ifc unnecessary to appoint a committee to enquire into and report upon the adoption of the betterment system. Mr Murray, who visited the colonies in H.M.S. Challenger, read a paper before the Royal Geographical Society advocating thafc the Admiralty should send fcwo ships fco explore fche Antarctic Ocean for three years. Geographers and scientists from all part of fche world, including MM. Newmayer, Schultze, Hackel, Richofcfen and Agassiz, urge fche imporfciince of the movement, and the Duke of Argyle and Lord Charles Berestord support the suggestion. The Home Secretary has refused permission fco the Anarchists fco hold a- meeting in Trafalgar Square on Sunday. The Labour members of the House of Commons have submitted a Bill for the nationalisation of the mines ancl minerals in Greafc Britain on fche payment of their present value fco tho owners. The hearing of Baron Schroeder's motion to compel the official receiver in the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company to hand over bills, has been postponed, pend ing a seettlemenfc in regard fco fcbe scheme of reconstruction, which is now being-dealt with by tbe Creditors' Committee. Replying to a question iv the House of Commons, Mr Gladstone said he did nofc believe fchafc Russia was acquiring a naval station in fche Mediterranean. Lord Salisbury, addressing a great meeting afc Cardiff, insisted on the necessity thafc existed for strengthening the Navy, and, in reference fco the policy of the Government, said he was dismayed to find fchafc fchey were wasting force on the Parish Councils Bill, which nobody demanded. Alluding to Irish affairs, he said ifc was a cruel wrong to Ireland to keep the Home Rule question hung up merely in the hope of confusing the issues when the Government appealed to the couutry... ln the House of Commons, Mr Gladstone, replying to Mr Keir Hardie, said that the Government did nofc see ifcs way afc present fco appoint a committee to consider the unemployed question. The Government intend shortly to introduce the Evicted Tenants Bill, which will be framed on the lines suggested in the report of Justice Matthew's Commission. Two Fenians named Sheridan and Reid were arrested in Dublin on charges of drunkenness. Reid was released, but the same evening he was shot dead by his co'nirades who feared he had divulged some of the secrets of the order. Sheridan was detained in custody, as he was in possession of detonators, which he had attempted to explode in Tyrone place. The police declare that Reid was connected with former explosions in Dublin. In consequence of fche discoveries fche guard over the public buildings has been doubled. There is greafc excitement in Dublin. A mail named John Mearns has been taken into custody on the charge of murdering Reid. and ifc is expected that other arrests will shortly be made. Mearns left Dublin after the Exchange Court explosion, aud only recently returned from America, Further discoveries ot explosives have been made in Dublin. All the prisoners taken into custody In connection wifch the recent outrage in Dublin have beon discharged except Sheridan. It has been ascertained fchafc the secret society meets afc a club in Tyrone Place. Dublin conspirators hid a number of cartridges in the quays owing to the domiciliary visits of fche police. Thirty-three thousand Scotch miners have struck for an advance in wages. Mr Gathorne Hardy, Conservative member for Easfc Grin-stead, has resigned. Miss Miguel, whose suifc for a breach of promise against the Sultan I of Jahore was dismissed, appealed i on the ground thafc the promise to marry was made when fche Sultan was passing under an assumed name,

ir-_t\tv^'ml__mta%mmmmumumamr-itmmmim\* ■* r~nmwm-m-m __**•***_*•_*___*-%_ Lord Esher dismissed the appeal. The Government have introduced fche eight-hour system in the Woolwich Arsenal;