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Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume I, Issue 30, 9 July 1892, Page 7

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London, July 6. TEhe Liberal press is unshaken in its > confidence regaiding the ultimate success of its parly. The Times asserts that profuse ,promises and calumnies have not amoved the mass of the nation. The considers that there is every prospect of Gladstone being --left in powerless "minority. . ' The' Liberals have only gained'nine reseats in.the boroughs, but there are ,-still "51 borough polls to be taken, .including -23 in London. The Tories lose Hon. Heneage, Sir i sC. Lewis, and Mr L. Fty, The Labour victories are W. R. - cCremer at Shoreditch, by a majority of -900, and Mr Allen at Newcastle- udder- • Lynne, with a.majority of 1,200. Mr T, P. O'Connor's majority, at (Liverpool was 1,000. Biron De "Worms gained his seat by 13, and Sir "Qi Baden Power by 9 votes. Mr W. O'Brien's sight is affected "by ,the injures ho received during the ' j election riots at Oork.J r' Messrs Tanner, I. Holden, W, A. <Graham, and Sir F. J. Mapping were 'returned unopposed. The'former,members of East Edin- . 'burgh and Tiverton have been re- • elected: ! .'.Mr Paul (Home fßuler) has been 'elected-for South Edinburgh. ' 'The Unionists gain West Edinburgh ((Lord WaldQe:'). ' 'The total Unionist gain is 10, and Home Eulers 18. The Conservatives have, up to the • present, returned 91, the Unionists 8, 'the Gladstonians 65,. and anti-Parnell- ' "ites 2. " * ■ London, July 7. Victorian 3£ per cents, have dropped 'to 91 f. The Times hopes this will be v "a "warning to the Colonies that the ' '[London market is not eager to lend. ' IFbe Daily Telegraph says no less than

■fifty millions were subscribed for the Transvsal fi>e per cent. loan. The Times referring to a letter of Mr (Dibbs, Premier of New Bonfeh Wales, in defence of his colony, declares that his figures show that New South Wales ■is amply able to meet her liabities, and the same is applicable to the other colonies. It adds that it would be a good thing if Mr TDibbs would speak out as to the present position dfihe question, as the common belief is that no more immigrants are wanted by the colonies. Washington, July 7.

I A body of 300 police tried to pro"trect non-unionists at Pittsburg, but the strikers opened fire on them with revolvers. The police replied with,a volley from their Winchester rifles. The strikers then hastily erected a fort of steel bars, and garrisoned it with a'thousand men. They also procured, a cannon, ••with which they opened ?firejon the police, who tried to land from the river* After a brisk ifight the police were ultimatelj:.obliged to surrender, and were then allowed to depirt. Thirty-eight men were killed, but the loss was mostly on the side of the strikers, only a few policemen feeing included in the number of, the slain. Hundreds of strikers are still concealed ready to sTioot the;police' if they attempt to land,again. ; i' The police came into collision with the strikers in Pennsylvaniaf Five persons were killed and many were wounded.

„ Later.;., „ The police at Piitsburg, on 'finding^ themselves outmatched, displayed a flig of. truce, which was riddled by bullets. They afterwards accepted an escort from the strikers, but were compelled to salute the union banner* The mob attacked and injured over 100 persons.

The cause of the strike was the sweeping reduction of wages on the part of th« Co. who floated the union.

The Senate has appointed a Committee to investigate the^Gircumstances pf (she cotifiict. „ r

.• -, ■-■■ /■stote, juiy-;7.,...! Mine owners have requested the Tsew South Wales' Government to dispatch military to Broken Hill.

Melbourne, July ?• The Chairman of the Jlnvestiftatioi: 'Committee of the Real Estate Bink, after a partial examination into the affairs of the institution^has informed a meeting of shaieholdfers that the Bank was hopelessly insolvent two years ago, and that the subsequent balance-sheets presented to;the shareholders were grossly misleading. He. declares that they have to face a picture of black insolvency of a million sterling. , ;

r rDuNBDiN, last night. Mrs Lucas, wife of a butcher, has been sen|enc^d to 44 days for;neglecting her child. ' ;