NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3301, 5 September 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

ENGLISH. THE LABOR STRIKE. London, Septombor 8. Sixty strikers scaled tlio walls of the Albert Docks for the purpose of coercing the men at work, but were expellod, An attempt to sink a dock .tug also failed, The dock laborers in the grain and flour sections at Liverpool have struck for a shilling a day advance. Tlio movement in the city threatens to spread. The London dock companies have declined the shipowners' proposals, and suggest that a joint committee of tlie two interests should be appointed to consider the whole situation. This has been agreed to, and the committee meets today. Mr Burns repudiates the allegation of inciting strikers to violence, The receipts now averago £2OOO per day. The rolief is limited to food, except in the case of the men on picket duty. The departure of the lonic lias been delayed three days. Tlio Doric ii at Plymouth awaiting orders. The number of the strikers is increasing. An advance in wages lias been granted to postal carmen, gas stokers, machinists, and other trades, to an extent equal on the whole to £200,000 a year. The riverside men, who number 100,000, are dependent on the donations of others for support, but the remainder of the strikers belong to separato unions, which are solf supporting. The dockmon have now formed a union, : which M; 000 men , have already joined, The directors of the Dock Companies refuse, however, to negotiate with Mr Tillett, chairman of this union, on the ground of his insulting behaviour.

The announcement of the collection of £I7OO at the Melbourno meeting has boon received with great enthusiasm.

Sir Donald Currie, representing a deputation of shipowners, requested fcbo dock companies to permit the former to arrange with the dock laborers to load at tlio docks pending the settlement of tlio dispute. The latter are, liowovor, unwilling, Tlio wharfingers held a meeting, at which it was resolved to urge the men to accept the dockowners' compromise, but the men refuse to give way.

Hanlan, during the course of an interview expressed himself in favor of Seavle. The latter is favorite at 11 to 10.

Slavin has challenged Jem Smith for the championship of England and £2OO a sido,

Slavin and Goodo have arranged to fight twelve rounds with gloves for £2OO a side in October.

AMERICAN. Chicago, Sept, 3, The trial of Dr Cronin's murderers is blocked through challenges having oxhaustod the jury .lists.

AUSTRALIAN. Melbourne, Sept. 8, The Seamen's Union has voted ,£3OO and tlio Trades Council has collected £2-100 for the London dock strikers. The most extensive floods ever known are raging at Numurkah, Miles of country are inundated, and there has been great loss of stock. Sailed, yesterday, s.s. Mararoa for the Bluff.

Hobart, Sept. I. Rimutaka aiTived at!) o'clock last night, and sails for New Zealand at 11 this morning, She brings 87 passengers' for Australia and 100 for New Zealand.

Sydney, Sept. 4. Nothing is officially known here with regard to the alleged peril in which the s.s. Jubilee was placed in Cook Strait on Captain Hansby's last trip.

H.M.S, Calliope, which has been recommissioned, has been ordered Home, and leaves in a fortnight. Cardinal Moran explaius that the insurance companies are merely approved for the purpose of insuring church properties. He admits interdicting societies because their funeral rites clashed with tlioso of the Roman Catholic Ohuroh. Perth, Hept. 4, The Legislative Council has expressed its appreciation of the hearty sympathy of the colonies ivith Wostcm Australia in its desiro for self government,