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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume I, Issue 11, 4 March 1890, Page 3

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LABOUR AGITATION. EUSSIA INTRIGUING. STEAMER WRECKED. GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. (Per Press Association.) TheNoEcormist Press denounce J< hn Morley's compact withrega-d to Education.

Mr Shepherd Allen, an ex MP., now travelling in the colonies, will be tlie Unionist candidate for Stoke-on-Tnn', vacant by Mr Bright's resignation. Mr Labouchere has been making matters lively in Parliament over the West End scandal.

Mr Goschen has consented, under pressure, to agree that Australian mints shall receive light gold till March next. First part of Victorian three million loan is to be placed on the market shortly. There has been further debate on Western Australian affairs, and there seems to be a desire to make a reserve for an English garrison and naval station at King George's Sound. The labour agitation still goes on. A strike has taken place at Hornsby for increased pay, and the miners have passed resolutions in favour of State recognition of eight hour movement. The Times states that proposals of Berlin Labour Conference are thin and colourless.

Russia is again intriguing by formation of a Balkanic league to compass her ends, and it may possibly re-open the Eastern question"

Of American items of interest it may be noted that the wool duties imposed are expected to lead to gradual reduction ot'imported article. New Zealand flax is in poor demand, fair quality being J 625, and middling £22. Australian cables nive full particulars as to the loss of the British India Co 's steamer "Quetta" near Cooktown on a rock, said not to be marked on th'" chart. Thfs loss of life; is said to be appalling, as she went down in three minutes, and only 100 persons wen* Sitved. The "Quetta" was going at 12 knots when she struck. All the engineers were drowned at th-ir posts. A collision took place in the Sydney harbour between tho steamer Adelaide and the schooner Colonist, in which the latter sunk and one of her crew named Taylor drowned. Father Kinsella has been liberated owing to a technical error in his arrest. A Paris cablegram states that M. Tirard intends to prosecute Lrgiate ior advising German Soeialiats to shoot Emperor William. Dunedin, Mirch 3. Wood, an old man, resident of Pine Hill, was waylaid by a young man ; named Barrett, who beat him on the

'lead ar d face with a stick. He backed flte horse and cart over an embankment nearly 20 feet high. The horse was killed, and Wood jumped out and managed to escape without serious injury. Nelson, March 3. The citizen who engaged Santley ioublnd the amount of his venture, which is believed to be £IOO. Melbourne, March 3. Scots Grey ran a good mile and a ialf, the last 5 furlongs in 1 min 6sec. Sign-jpore went a mile and a half, the last 6 furlongs in lmin 20£sec. Apropos strode 7 furlongs in lmin 33£sec. Rudolph and Dreadnought weut 5 furlongs in lmin BJsec. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The following new advertisements will be found in this issUiV:—• Tenders for metalling by Public i Works Department. Mr W. S. Staite, narrister and solitor. Phoenix Fire Insurance. Smale and Hay, drapers. I Masonic Hotel, Blenheim. Club Hotel, J Blenheim. Penney and Co., stationers. and Tunnicliff, coachbuilders, • &c. Priddle's Grosvernor Hotel, Blenb im. J. Nancarrow, commission agent, Blenheim.- Dong.as Dobson, surveyor, Blenheim. Empire Hotel, Blenheim.

Mr Cuff, Hon. Secretary to the New Zealand Athletic Association, has received a communication to the effect that New South Wales intends holding a championship meeting in May. The Brunner correspondent of the

Argus says he is informed that at a meeting of the Gry Valley Coal Miners' Association on Saturday, a resolution was passed that notice be given to the Grey Valley Coal Company, that after March 10 miners will demand to be paid (gross wig)a) 2s lOd per ton, the same as paid to VVi stport miners. Mining matters in the West port district are still very dull. Still another drought has been experienced. So severe has the last one been that water for household purposes in flint part has to be carted from the Buller river. The Company have been stopped some four weeks, and other claims in the same locality have stopped for a week for want of water. The weather has now changed, and when the dams are again full stoppages from such causes will not be likely to occur again for many months at least. We learn from our West Coast files that they are going in strongly for trndes unions. At Ahaura they had enrolled 450 members in fivrf mouths. At first they were getting 8s per day but now they were r. ceiving 10s.

The Kerf ton Guardian ot the 18th says : —" Rain descended yesterday afternoon in considerable quantity, bat, it was only enough to slake the burning thirst of the parched earth, and has not made any extensive additions to the storage in the dams. The drought has also been greatly felt in the WVstport d strict where the timber uii'ls at the Waimangaroa, and sluicing and hydraulic claims have all been laid up on account of the scarcity of water. He who stops his newspaper to economise ought to cot his nose off to keep him from buying a handkerchief.