THE WHITECHAPEL MURDER.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2165, 19 February 1891, Page 1

THE WHITECHAPEL MURDER.

i London, February 17. A man who was arrested in connection with the recent Whitechapel murder is a fireman named Saddler, He admits having had a dispute with the woman, whose name is Frances Coles, and the evidence strongly points to him as ihe actual murderer in this instance, bat there is nothing to indicate that he is *• Jack the Ripper.” LABOR QUESTIONS. London, Pobruayr 15. There is a block amongst the shipping in the docks. The police on duty have been increased, February 16. The Shipping Federation have issued a manifesto, refusing to employ unionists unless they pledge themselves to work with free labourers, They insist on the right of men to sign on board ship or at mercantile offices. The dockers have actually agreed to the terms, but some difficulty is experienced with the fighting section. Ihe Cardiff strikers have opened nego ialions tor a Eettlemenf, February 17. The Thames lightermen have struck work in sympathy with the olhtr waterside onions. The unionist leaders assert ihat the Australian unions are prepared to b ock Federation-owned ships on their arrival in Australia. Sydney. Feb. 16. Under the proposed Labor Federation every financial member of affiliated Unions will pay sixpence per month. Of that amount a farthing goes to the General Council Snstentation Fund, a penny to Ihe Defence Fund, a penny to the Newspaper Fund, and the balance will be apportioned by the Provincial Council. Australasia will be divided into provinces, New Zealand being denominated the Pacific province. District Councils will be formed under charter from the Provincial Councils, with pewt-r to levy special contributions an l censure firms or organisations which are inimical to the interests of labor. These powers, however, can only be exercised by a two-thirds majority. The District Councils will control slrikea in conjunction with the Strike Committee of the Union involved. Brisbane, February 16. Apary of 100 Unionists, well armed, have gone to Clermont, about 230 miles north-west of Rockhampton, with Ihe object it is believed of calling ont the free shearers. Should the latter disobey it is stated they will be fired on. February 17. | An uneasy feeling prevails among the residents of Barcaldine and Clermont, owing to the proportions assumed by the shearers’ diffien'ty. The Government have issued orders for the enrolment of numbers of special constables. This however, will not prove an easy task, as many of the settlers sympathise with the stand taken by the unionists. The police force is being strengthened, and the members are supplied with Martini-Henry rifUs. , Excited meetings of shearers have been hold at various centres, several of the speakers urging the unionists to destroy stock and barn stations on which fr|eo laborers are employed. The kidnapping of free shearers was also advocated at some of the meetings. The unionists have bought up all the ariamuuition in Barcaldine. The authorities have expressed their determination to preserve order at any cdst. Owing to the action of the union shearers the squatters ere arming the free shearers. Auckland, February 16. The adjourned meeting of delegates {rt m the Emp'oyers’ Association and the labor organisations for the formation <.f a Board of Conciliation for the settlement of disputes was held to-night, when the difference between the irades and Labor Council and the Knights of Labor 1 as to how labor should be represented

ion the Board, was mutually settled on ! the basis that when anv dispute arose. Amongst Unionists the Knights of Labor representatives on the Board., should be ;none but honafide wage-earners, whilst they would be allowed to send whom they pleased to represent them when Ihe dispute to be considered was.one in the ranks of the Knights of Labor. The adoption lof rales for the Board was then proceeded with. Wellington, Feb, 16, A conference between delegates representing the Federated Bootmakers’ Unions of the colony and the Employers began this afternoon. The delegates consist of three represent atives from each of the four Bootmakers’ Unions in New Zealand, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, The Conference is for the purpose of revising prices as between employer and employee, ; February 17. A conference took place to-day between the master takers and the Bakers’ Union with reference to dispate which has arisen owing to Mr Tonka demanding that bis men should commence work at 3 o’clock instead of 4 o’clock in the morning, ‘ Mr Tdnk was not present, but the masters who attended expressed themselves well satisfied with 4 o’clock, and the conference carried a resolution that 4 a.m. was a just and reasonable hour to commence work, and pleged themselves to assist both masters and men in adhering to it. THE DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA. Melbourne, February 16. The Defence Commission recommend that to mobilise a force of 12,000 rank | and file, a partially,paid militia and infantry will be necessary for the peace establishment of each an immense territory as Australia. This force should be divided into twenty-four battalions of 500 each. It is suggested that New South Wales and Victoria should supply eight each, and South Australia and Queensland four each. The two first colonies are also to furnish four batteries of field artil’ery and two regiments of mounted infantry each, and Scnth Australia and Queensland two batteries and one regiment each. The formation of a federal regiment of artillery is approved, but a Federal Military College is not practicable at present. The abo'ition of scarlet uniform, and substitution, except tor Artillery, ol kbarki colored uniform Is recommended. The Commissioners think a mobilisation scheme for each colony should be worked out, as wall as a scheme for the concentration of the whole force in any one colony, The Imperial Government is to be requested to send an officer to inspect every two years.