Last Night's Cables.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5913, 19 August 1890, Page 2

Last Night's Cables.

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_ London,./ ~„,,t . i . ,- The display of New Zealtu,-', t-S^ 1 {-V makes a fine ahow. at the A&* tr °s™ ti oa mining exhibrTho celebration of tby « *i_ dockers' strike was o'. i "™ Sa £ °? * c character. At the '„ * a V , e % out . hu ,Park to-day orT , demo ' istr , atl °«».» Hyde „,„i a . .• j banner showed English and Australian .\ ockorß H hands, and ! Sue to handingl viewed thr Me - Britisher - Mr Burns retflat the contr ibution from the thW 8 7 as nearlj ' £40 .°00. Tho hearty " •« of the docbmen, he said, were owing *° Jio colonists for the handsome manner in . hich they had come to their assistacoe. He regretted very much that it was impossible tor him to make a visit to Australia and show his gratitude by assisting in breakingdown the unworthy aotion of capitalist* In concluding he said ho hoped that laborreform would be successful, and as he w-ayed a flag with a picture of a kangaroo on it, and the words " Advance Australia " the immense assemblage gave three cheers. Mr Tom Mann, president of the Dookew '• Union, eulogised the aotion of Australia in sodding money to assist tho dockers ■»„* stated that if he got a telegram from Z responsible authority in Australia as'itinJ for help in a strike, the question -»"& accordingly be submitted to the nnion bu 7 woula be granted without discussion ' Tf message was received not to work \ m Jt • ships, these would be blocked Z*L* ° while "blacklegs" were board. Mr Edwards, a prorni" e KLw n of the union, spoke in a moved a resolution which was m Z?I and pressing gratitude to Australia f£ T instance rendered during * h „ V , laborers' strike. tn ° dook

In the conrso of his sn.w 1 n at 2f' yesterday Mr. John Bu?," £^ t °f ?* docic laborers' strike of i*, , ,' * h<! creased tho wages of th t" 1 T the total B um°of Jac \ *f n "Rockers byother ports in Great B W' , thoß £ aC to tho extent of £70 oS iv** wholo labor questk if P™™*™it the Mr. Burns ckim j 1 rou S world millionlwlT ;J SbtT* 1 gained an a/w ' ; ad b J t , helr Ration Vor a n«un & t " v H B "™ of t h jrty,„ilU 0 „ s onlvbeendefr „T> ! nkes ha<l success of tb7 ;X. °" 5 *T ' JCC ? io ' ls - T,la increased tl oJ'lrt0 J ' l rt had t-nvdly London 'ilr M '- H1 * lU ot unions, and in S'J,". 1 " l "0 membership of tho vari-.u-tn th,,f ~ :ncreas( 'd by JOO.UOO. Rcterrimr nolice / 'i lll1 "*-' ° f tho threatened strike of tlnZh " d P obtmen » he attributed it to the nHiid Jr '' r of fiome of '-he members. He app. no e( j ,j 1(J „,. lion of iho Grenadier Guards, j ll " 1 aunouueed th.it he would not commence tmi i-ocnil i-evoluiio!) until the people had m ' Jte leisure, urni vi'ero better prepared, c ducated. and di-uiuliucd.

Tho Portfiiioiith m.istars having iriven way tho porteis are resuming work.

A. iniiu named Dalion lm.s decided to make an attempt to mvim from the French coast to Foiii.v-t, 'ue (K-n'J, -'•-.ii utarted to-day. Tli.s Goverum-'iit- of i.'uenos -tyres have ea-iot-'.led die ism oi a hundred million notes. The National Bunk it eleven million sterling uveid-ie.

Sydney, August 18. The Rabbit Bill introduced into the House of Assembly provides for the compulsory erection of wire fencing.