NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2973, 10 August 1888, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

.Pabis, August 8, ... A large body of strikers sacked and lired a factory at Ainiens, and then interfered with (he firemen who. attempted to suhdub the flames. A serious riot ensued between the strikers and the firemen. The cavalrv were called out and charged the rioters with drawn swords, clearing the street. The firemen then sot to work to subdno the flames, which they ultimately succeeded in doing. Later on the strikers attacked a number ot Italian workmen who had been imported to fill their places. In tho melee many of the latter were brutally il-used; The riots, were the result of weavers going out on strike.

London, August 8, Jackson, who murdered the Manchester gaol warder, was hanged today,.

A. railway collision occurred at Teddinglon to-day, owing to a mistake made by the signalman. Six persons were killed and many others badly injured, ■

The Hon Henry William Cross, eldest son of Viscount Cross, is announced as; the Tory- candidate {or Liverpool, vice Lord Claud Hamilton, .resigned,,- .■''.. .-.. ; -;r""-_.;V

, orija.miitibn-■&.ropor tjprogrMs^ouMtf Cotopiiaai^ ;pose|,- Matthews;: the ;Home jnsettedj for the and _; punishment ioi}, any fitness ;• who, negleets;to ) aUena ' : -fci\ jfijmmoW: or refuses Jo give^evideiice^ prop'osals/demaniv ing ft limit' to the" enquiry; were, re- ;i jeoted./" V ~V,-.•;;,;'v.'"V; •-_■' The Government "officials who car-, ried out the recent eyibtibns at; Kilrush have .been summoned'for damages and trespass, as it is alleged Tthat the' evictions were illegal. >: - ■/} ', The naval nianceyres .are still .'being carried; oiit^and.Admiral 'Fitzroy/js; vigorously bombarding .the ports 'along, thereat coast of SooUaml.;

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