WORE AND WAGES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6841, 1 May 1890, Page 3

WORE AND WAGES.

The Labour Demonstration*

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PAEIS, Apbil 29.

Two Italians, recent arrivals here, have been advising the soldiers to shoot their officers if they ordered them to charge the people at the labour celebrations on Thursday.

April 29.

At Lyons, arrests have been made of several persons whom the authorities suspected intend to take part in a dynamite plot at the labour demonstration on Thursday.

April SO.

The Marquis Mores has been arrested in this city, on the charge of inciting the army to join the Anarchists. Numerous Anarchists, including M. Provost, Secretary of the Parisian Trades Union, have been arrested, as it is believed they intended to dynamite financiers' houses to-morrow. Fifty thousand troops are stationed in Paris, to preserve order on the occasion of the labour demonstration.

EOME, April 29.

Most of tbe shops in the city are closed. The authorities have forbidden meetings and processions in connection with the labour demonstration.

MADKID, April 29.

A grand procession of members of various trades will be held here on Thursday.

BEUSSELS. April 29.

The labour demonstration in Belgium will be carried out on a large scale. Over 200,000 workmen will take part in the procession.

VIENNA, April 30.

A serious conflict has taken place between rioters in Moravia and the military. Many of the former were wounded.

BUDA-PE -TH, April 20. Strikes of enormous extent are occurring throughout Hungary.

BEELIN, April 30.

In this city strikes of various trades have taken place, owing to tho refusal of masters to grant the men a holiday on the occasion of the labour demonstration. Several of the masters, in order to prevent trouble, have conceded the men's demands. The bricklayers who are out on strike attacked the blacklegs who had been taken on in their places. A stubborn fight ensued, during which there was a good deal of bloodshed. The ringleaders were arrested. EOME, April 30. The Pope has written to the Archbishop of Cologne, requesting him to exhort bishops to mediate in strikes j which are taking place in various parts of the Continent. [Deceived May 1, at 12.40 p.m. | LONDON, Amu SO. John Burns and Michael Davitt will deliver addresses at the labour i demonstration on Sunday in favour of ! I legislation fixing eight hours as the length of a day's work. The organised Trades Unions are opposed to this step. Archbishop Walsh, who is acting as mediator between the Directors of the Great Southern and Western Railway Companies and their men out on strike, is opposed to a compromise being effected. Several of the signalmen were prosecuted by the Directors for deserting their posts. One was fined ,£lO, and the charges against six others were -withdrawn. The drivers state they will strike if the Directors engage blacklegs.

[Beceived May 1, at 1.4s p.m.]

Those who are in favour of legislation fixing eight hours as a day's work, and those who are against it, will occupy separate platforms at the labour celebrations on Sunday. The Socialists will support the view taken by the former.

PAEIS, April 30.

At the labour demonstration tomorrow sixty-ones trades will be represented. The trades which will not be represented total up to eightyseven.

MADRID, Apbil 30.

Orders have been given for the soldiers to remain in barracks tomorrow, in readiness to put down any disorder that might arise at the labour demonstration.