LATER EUROPEAN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2260, 4 January 1887, Page 2

LATER EUROPEAN NEWS.

(PEK SUTLKJ AT ALBANY.) London, November 2G. Thk alarmist reports about the precaution.-* to be taken at the Socialist meeting in Tra-falgar-square attracted a large crowd, although this was principally composed ol sightseers. The Socialists addressed the meeting from four platforms, and passed resolutions demanding Government labour for the unemployed, eight hours as th« length of a working day for Government employes, an extension of outdoor relief and free dinners for Board-school children. A Socialist deputation afterwards left a copy of the resolutions at the residence of Lord Salisbury, who replied in a letter tating his inability to adopt such proposals, which he considered would greatly augment the pressnt distress. Cardinal Manning has written a long letter to the Times proposing as a permanent remedy for the prevailing distress, colonisation tin a. large scale, by which means families are to be transferred to the unoccupied lands of the Empire, such emigrants to be sent out by the Home Government and the colonies acting together. A movement is being set on foot to erect a memorial to the Right Hon. W. E. Forster, which will probably take the form of a statue in the Imperial Institute. Lord Carnavon, in a letter to the Times, «xpresses the opinion that the Government have chosen wisely in recommending Sir ft. G. Hamilton for the Governorship of Tasmania, and Sir R. G. Hamilton has done well to accept; the accesion of such a man to the ranks of the colonial governors, being a distinct gain. The United Grand Lodge of Freemasons propose to grant £1000 to the Imperial Institute. The winter campaign in Burmah has actively commenced. The combined operations of Generals Roberts and Lockhart resulted in the surprise of three rebel camps. General Roberts's plan of operations'' is to cover the country with military posts and columns working from fixed centres; the villagers are to be disarmed, the police increased, and gradually substituted for soldiers. Roads, telegraph lines, and railways are also to be constructed. Sir John Sutherland, M.P., banqueted the Hon. Malcolm Eraser, the Colonial Secretary for Western Australia, last night. Mr Eraser, in replying to the toast, said that if the colonies would ever occupy the position they ought to, it must be by confederation. I So great is the public interest in the Colin Campbell divorce case, that barriers have had to be erected to keep away the crowds outside the Law Courts. The Duke of Artryle and the Marquis of Lome were both in court. .