LABOR QUESTIONS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2188, 14 April 1891, Page 1

LABOR QUESTIONS.

London, April S

The personnel of ibe Government Lubour Commission has bees submitted tit) the Qqeen. Tlioee who have seats on ' the Commission are the Marqais.of Hartiiugton (chairman)' Sir M. Hicks-Beach Sir John Gorst, the Kight ir jHon W J, Mundella,tbe Kight ijop. HiiH.FowW Messrs T. Bart and J Austin, O M«S.P„ J. Mardsley (secretary of the Operative Cotton Spinners' Union), and MactJal* and Sir Peter Tait. The Irish| : rnembe» , s persist in their desire to hWja Mr M Davitt on the commission and Mr Justin McCarthy will move that his name- be lidded. The Lord Mayor of London b&s invred the Jim per or of Germany to be the ; gaunt of tbeConimon Council on bis visit to England in the summmer.

April 11. 1 The Labor Commission consists; of twenty-seven inquiries. These inc'ude the relations and combinations of the employers and employed and the conditions of labour as raised by recent trade disputes- The Commissioners are also r quirt d to report as to thp legislation necessary to remedy grievances. The Pall Mall (Jszette condemns the omission of colonial members on the commission, a»d suggests that the name of Sir Andrew Ciarke Bbou'd be added. Washington, ApriJ 10.

Twenty-five thousand colliers in Ohio and Pennsyvania strike on May Ist unless 8 hours is conceded.

THE MANIPUR DISASTER.

Calcutta, April 9. It is reported that the British were repulsed at lomu, and it is fetred that Lieutenant Grant has been killed. The Viceroy of India has received intelligence (hat Lieutenant Grant is still besieged at I'honal, Three small columns are rapidly concentrating on Manipur, tieneral Graham being in Supreme command. Lieutenant Presgraye's detachment which, lies started for Tamui is reported to be safe. Ihe enemy are o'repariog to fight 10 miles from tne capital. The usurper Joberay justifies the massacre of British and Gboorkaß at Monitor, on the grounds of their desecrating the temples and burning to death Women and children. Lieut. Grant has repulsed the Manapnris at Lhonal after several hours fighting, during which Senaparti, who provoked the revolt, and two other chiefs were killed. The detachment, under Lieutenant Presgrave has joined with Lieutenant Grant's force. The natives declare that they will recognise British authority when General Grahamt who is in supreme command of the punitive expedition, advances. April 10. The outbreak of the Mironzai f is extending, and threatens to become serious, Th bead clerk of the political agency in Manipur telegraphs that Commissioner Quinton and others were killed ju action, and it is reported that the Regent's regular troops are deserting ; also that Jubusj has been executed for massacring officers* The people are represented as desirous of peace. The Gboorka prisoners have been released.

LYNCHING AT NEW" ORLEANS

New York, April 12

'. Detec'ive O'M alley, who is suspected of having been an agent of the Mafii, the Sicilian secret society in New Orleans, «nti wljo is b-lieved to have bribed the jurymen who tried and acquitted the prisoners accused .of murdering Mr Henderson, chief of police, was indicted on ibe charge to-day at New Orleans, Thirty citizens, well arm*d, attended the court in order to compel the expedition of the trial. The public refuse to give evidence before the grand jury on the charges brought against those alleged to have b j en concerned in the lynching of the Sicilians, The Union League Club, embodying the leading men of New York recognise the patriotism of the lynchers, without justifying the outrage, and urg<* the Federal Government to check the importation of the criminal paupers. It is reported that the Italian Government threaten to close diplomatic relations with the Uoited States Government unless an immediate reply is sent to the message of the Marqui6 Radini, in mhich he demanded that reparation be. made tor the lynching of the Bicilans.

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHUR <)H GERALDINE.

Harvest thanksgiving services were conducted at this church on Sunday last by the pastor, the Bev. W. C. Wood.; The church was crowded, both morning and evening. The pulpit and far end of the church were very prettily decorated. In front of the pulpit, on a low stand, was placed a profusion of apples, peaches, grapes, tomatoes. Some large yellow vegetable marrows served as a background to set off the display. At each side of this pile of fruit, etc, large sheaves of fruit were placed, and around the butts of these was massed a quantity of line vegetables. The front of the

pulpib was decorated with a star composed ,of wheat, whil§ jtjyo, large bunches of luscious grapes were suspended among the wheat. The top of the pulpit' was decorated with aline of-holly, bright with berries, the pillars for the lamps were wreathed with flowers at the base and decorated with whsat and rye. On the wall behind the V r preacher was the motto " Peace and Plenty," written in large white letters upon a red ground. Above thir "~ were two triangles worked id ;! leaves, and on either siijteT of..' ,'fche triangles a cross made of bale leaves and flowers. The 1 decbrati'dn's had a very pleasing appeararicej' aM showed that a deal of 4aste and care had been bestowed upon them* the morning Mr Wood took for "hie text, " Then saith He unto His the harvest^ truiy ; is plenteous, but the laborers ' aire few," Matthevftix., 37. In the evening ,he spoke from the words, " Be not deceived, God is not mocked, for whatsoever a man sowech that shall he also reap; for he that Boweth/to tberflesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that soweth to,the spirit shalf of the spirit reapl lifel everlasting," Galatians vi;, 7,8, The morning aermott was a most earnest exhortation to (Christians to be up and doing ( for Christi l'he great harvest tliat wsis lying peadj to. be reaped, and in many. ( cases being lost for want of reapers,*! was forcibly pointed out. : In the evening the. address was an;earnest and powerful appeal to everybody, both to Christians and unsaved, to take earnest heed as to the seed they were sowing, as God would, n'pt be mocked, but they would assuredly-reap a harvest of exactly what they sowed. The hymns were appropriate to,,the services. The choir was under the leadership of Mr A. Sherratt.