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London, Aug. 22. Mr Herbert Gladstone has been appointed Minister for Agriculture. Mr Gladstone promises to bring in the one-man-one-vote question early in the session. Mr Morley was received at Newcastle with enthusiasm. He said that he adhered to the opinion that a universal eight hours was premature. Mr Burt and Mr Davitt are supporting Mr Keir-Hardieinhis demands on behalf of labor. They urge that if the labor problems are left legally unsolved, the example of the men in the United States will be followed, and classes may choose their own hours to adopt. Aug, 23. Mr Davitt, speaking at Newcastle, said that if the Labor Party ousted Mr Morley the Irish Party would oppose the labor measures.
Society and the Tories are annoyed because a peerage was not conferred on Sir Algernon Borthwick. Peerages have been bestowed on Sir Lyon Playfair and Mr Cyril Flower, and a boronetcy on the Right Hon. Gr. C. Morgan. A hot contest is expected at Newcastle. Prayer meetings are being held for the success of Mr Morley and Mr Gladstone’s cause.
A deputation of evicted tenants waited on Mr Morley. the Irish Secretary, in Dublin, and asked that an autumn session of Parliament should be held to consider their reinstatement. They urged that they were in a starving condition. Mr Morley replied that he would give the closest consideration to the best way in which to meet the difficulty. Mr John Redmond, M.P., has proposed to the party of which he is the head that a delegate should be sent to Australia to collect funds on behalf of the evicted tenants in Ireland.
Mr Munro had an interview to-day with the Marquis of Ripon, the new Secretary of State for the Colon ies. Th e Marquis said that he desired to assure the colonies that he was anxious to meet them in every way. Mr Munro discussed the New Caledonian question with him, and asked that the prohibition against British subjects selling spirits and arms to the islanders should be rescinded, or that the other Powers should be called upon to agree |o similar restrictions. At the Secretary’s request, Munro explained the Yjct&rian views on federation, and pointed out the difficulties that had been created by New South lYateSh
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Temuka Leader, Issue 2399, 25 August 1892, Page 1
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