CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XIX, Issue 2306, 17 December 1892, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Eleoteio Telegraph.— Copyright

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LONDON, December 15.

Sheridan, a pauper in the Lambeth workhouse, has inherited a legaoy of £250,000.

LONDON, December 16.

At a meeting of the Free Labor Society a powerful manifesto was issued to the effect that the unemployed difficulty was solely the result of the leaders of new unioni3ts recklessly ordering strikes.

NEW YORK, November 15.

Armor, the Chicago " Pork King," has donated tbe sum of to a Science and Art Institute.

BERLIN, December 16.

In the Reichstag tbe Liberals decline to sanction the Army Bill, and warn tbe Chancellor against dissolving Parliament, as they fear it would exoite the country on a dangerous question.

BERLIN, December 16.

In the Reichstag a bill subsidising a German mail service to New Guinea to the extent of £12,000 annually instead of the Samoan service has been introduced.

The National Liberals demand important concessions as the price of their support for the Army Bill. The measure at present stands referred to a committee.

The Reichstag has granted Ahlwardt, who was sentenced to five months' imprisonment for slandering Jewish riflemakers, immunity from imprisonment, on the ground that he is a member of the Reiohstag.

WASHINGTON, December 15.

The American Bimetallic League will resist the repeal of the Silver Purchase Bill unless free coinage of silver is eetab. lished by legislation.

ADELAIDE, December 16.

Mr. Playford has directed attention to the action of New South Wales in sending unemployed into the colony from Broken Hill. The Premier says it is hard to believe that New South Wales officials are acting on tbe authority of Mr. Dibbs, and declares if the practice is continued he will refuse to allow the railways to be used for the purpose. SYDNEY, December 16.

Sir H. Parkes, who has been interviewed with regard to tbe Financial Statement, Bays that be regards it as a puerile ot>e, an utter iai\v\re, ana considers tbat the decision in favor of its censure is most unanimous. He does not expect that the Ministry will advise a dissolution if they are defeated on Reid's wantofconfidence motion. McMillan states the situation is the gravest they ever had to face. The Government are confident of viotory on the want-of.confidence motion. The labor party have not yet discussed the situation, but many members believe their position will be much the Bame as on the last occasion.

The secretary of the Broken Hil Defence Committee has received a letter from Ben Tillet, conveying a resolution passed by the London Dock Laborers' Union, protesting againßt the unjust sentences recently inflicted on several of the members of tbe committee. SYDNEY, December 16. Sailed — Rotomahana, for Wellington. MELBOUBNE. December 16.

Counsels opinion is tbat an information will be laid against Sir M. Davies, Meesra Beal, Mentz, and Anderson, directors of the Mercantile Bo.uk of Australia, and not againßt Sir Graham Berry and Mr. Addie. It is also recommended that Mr. F. Millege, late manager, should be brought baok from London to explain the management.

ADELAIDE, December 16.

The death is announced of Mr. Cotton, M.L.C., author of the workmen's land blocks scheme, which has done much for for the settlement of the solony.

BRISBANE, December IG.

The camp of the Dora Dora blacks has been discovered near Caboolture, aud in it was found a Bwag containing noteß which have since been identified bb belonging to tbe murdered man. The police are pursuing the blacks.