THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2338, 2 April 1892, Page 1

THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

London, March 30. In the House of Commons to-day Mr Balfour replying to a question asked by Mr Howard Vincent, said that the selfgoverning colonies of the Empire were free to form commercial leagues among themselves, and that Great Britain only became a party if they give the Belgium Zollverein similar treatment. March 31. The House of Commons have rejected a motion in favor of giving Irish tenants the power to compel landlords to sell. « LABOUR. London, March 29. Mr T. Burns, M.P., secretary of the Northumberland Miners' Association, has appealed to the Northumberland miners to support the Durham miners. The engineers in South Wales and Monmouthshire have given notice of their intention to.go out on strike in order to resist the proposed reduction in their wages. Their action will involve 70,000 miners. March 30. The Northumberland miners have resolved to support the Durham strike. The Derbyshire owners agree to limit work to five days per week. The East Durham owners will not allow the Miners' Federation to arbitrate. Several pits have been permanently closed. A split has occurred among the Newcastle engineers, and many are resuming work. It is hoped that a strike in Wales will be averted. Sydney, March 30. A new departure is about to be inaugurated in connection with next season's shearing. Instead of individual stations engaging men, the bulk of the stations have decided to allow the Pastoralists' Union to engage them. Wellington, March 31. Mr Hall expects to be able to resume the full tramway service to-morrow or on Monday at the latest. He has received numerous applications to fill the vacancies, but is selecting only reliable men. The strikers do not intend to give way.

THE EAINHILL AND WINDSOR MUEDERS. London, March 29. The Times says that Deeming is essentially a swindler, but only incidentally a murderer. It is rumoured that the police attribute the " ripper " murders to a convict now in Portland gaol for obtaining money from women by threats. March 30. . Madame Tussaud has purchased Denham Villa, in which Deeming committed themurders, and will re-erect at her exhibition the rooms connected with the crime. Melbourne, March 31. Detective Bandt, formerly of Johannesburg, knew Deeming when in South Africa, and has every reason to believe that he is a man wanted for the murder of a British officer named Graham, and two natives in Johannesburg in 1888. The bodies of the murdered people were horribly mutilated. Brandt is engaged investigating the case. It is alleged that shortly after the murder Deeming was connected with a number of others in swindling the National Bank of Johannesburg out of £162,000. Letters addressed by Deeming to the British Consul in Monte Video, where he was arrested for fraudulently obtaining goods in England, have been discovered. In these he complained of the treatment which he had received in prison, and threatened the British Minister with death unless he took steps to redress the grievance. Adelaide, March. 31. Williams lias arrived safely from Albany. Detective Cawsey says that Williams's confession with reference to two of the Ripper murders was made in his presence. Christcjjubck, March 30. - A Mrs Dunn, whose hursband left her in April, 1837, when a warrant was issued for his arrest on a charge of embezzlement at Reefton, has said that the portrait, of Deeming in the Australian papers has made her suspect that he is her runaway husband, from whom she has not heard since his departure, She says that he was possossod of considerable mechanical ability, and told her that he came from America. Subsequent inquiries at places in America where he was said to have been failed to confirm his statements. *- THE BEHRINq g$A DIFFICULTY. Washington, March 30. The Senate has unconditionally ratified the Behring Sea treaty including the Marquis of Salisbury's proposal as to, tl^a damages for the illegal seizure o| sealpra,. Oi-TAWAi March 3\. The Canadian sealers claim from the United States, the sum of half ft iniu» v ' dollars as damage, crwina to *** '. ' , j' ! ] exolqsjqq from" Hah-- ' " eir settle* * A .->f Sea P endm s a rr.- , or the dispute. xne Canadians declare that they will not leave Behring Sea except on an order from the British Government.