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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume I, Issue 16, 18 March 1890, Page 2

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' " t- -7-“ THE LABOUR QUESTION, TROOPS CABLED OUT. FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA. FEARFUL PRIVATIONS. {Per Press Association.) Lord Salisbury notice of motion similar to that carried in the House of Commons in regard to the report of the Parnell Commission. The speech delivered by Lord Rjln dolph Churchill on* this subject M caused great umbrage in certain quarters, and votes of Centura are 1 spoken of. . A Ministerial crisis has occurred in France, the Ministry having resigned on account of something connected with theErarioQ-Thrkisk Treaty of Commerce* at the instigation qf President Tlrard they have agreed to retain office untilE aster, Another French : German frontier incident has occurred.; A; Frenchman * who happened to. have crossed the . boundary was arrested by German rangers and subjected to unnecessary indignities and carried off to a German prison. The affair will probably lead to some warm mtematipnal diplomatic correspondence.

Thursday Island rock, on which the Quetta struck, has been discovered half a mile from where the vessel lies. At Brisbane the water is subsiding. Most of those flbodedudut are-suffering fearful privation, and are on the verge '■Starvation. Relief is being sent to flKfln. Yesterday three houses were washed down the ■ river. Bread has gone up to Is per loaf. - Several bodies have been found. Sydney cables state .that damages ■ by the 'Clarence River floods are; estimated at half a million to repair , the - river, which widened in some places to 410 miles. I The latest strike news is to the effect that Liverpool dock owners are employing discarded metropolitan gas men. A stringent system of picketing has been 1 adopted by ■ the 1 Dockers Union. Fearing riots ; the magistrates have closed all bottle public houses, and: have billetted troops at . those premises. Twelve thousand East Wor-1 cester . and South; Stafford colliers 1 have refused to strike. The matter of sending; exhibits from New Zealand to’ the Mining Exhibition in the; Crystal Palace is under the consideration of the Government. The Dunedin Gold Dredging Co. obtained 188 oz for five day’s dredging, making 3720 z for the four weeks. j The Reefton goli returns for the week are : Globe 2430 z of amalgam, from 190 tons, Keep-it-Dark-181pz amalgam from 172 tons, 1 Fiery-Cross 31410 z amalgam from 67 tons, No 2 Keep-it-Dark 91 from 88 tons.