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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

DISASTROUS FIRE IN HOLLAND.

A serious fire broke out on Wednesday morning in
the Royal Dockyard in Amsterdam. Two men•of-
war, the Doggersbank and the Kortenaer, were attacked
by the flames and the former was destroyed. The
loss is estimated at between three and four million
florins.

The scene of the conflagration was visited by the
Minister of Marine and other officials. Three persons
were injured, and a fireman was reported to have lost
his life.

IN THE SEASON.
"Rest 1" cries the Business Man, mid toil and strife;
" Rest 1" mid her balls and parties, cries his Wife ;
But neither gains it mid the whirl of life.—Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

A COLOSSAL STATUE,

Barth°'di's colossal statue of Liberty, which is to be
used as a lighthouse in the port of New York, i 3 al.
most finished ; but before being shipped to America it
will he erected on the plateau of Montiouris to give
the Parisians an opportunity of judging the effect.
The famous Colossus of Rhodes was only about 100 ft.
in height—exactly the height of the Etatue lately
erected to Arminius in Westphalia by the Germans;
the statue of St. Charles Borromeo in Lake Maggiore
is not more than 70ft. high; the Virgin of Puy, which
stands on the summit of a mountain, is little over 501 t.
in height; while the " Bavaria" of Munich is a few
feet lower. Bartholdi's statue stands just 160 ft. in
height, being six or eight feet higher than the Ven-
dOme Column. The nose is nearly five feet in length,
and forty persons can stand without inconvenience in
the interior of the head,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

A TOWN'S MEETING.

On Monday night a public meeting, at which about
two thousand persons were present, was held in the
St. Ann'g-street Wesleyan Unapel, to consider what
means should be adopted for the relief of those who
had been bereaved.

The Mayor presided, and the following resolutions
were unanimously agreed to :
"That this meeting of the inhabitants of the
Borough is desirous of placing upon record its heart-
felt sorrow at the painful calamity which took place
at Victoria•hall on Saturday last, by which nearly two
hundred children were deprived of life within a few
minutes, and to express its deep sympathy with the
grief•stricken parents of the dead."

"That a subscription be instituted for the purpose
of assisting parents and others who may require aid
under the distressing circumstances, and to mark the
event by such a memorial as may henceforth be de-
cided on,"

A Committee was appointed to carry out the objects
of the meeting, and subscriptions amounting to nearly
£lOO were promised.
Among the suggestions for the form of a memorial
was that of a convalescent home, and a monument in
the park, or in the three different cemeteries where the
burials will take place.

On Tuesday, meetings were commenced by the
operatives of each shipbuilding establishment in
Sunderland to raise subscriptions in aid of those
bereaved by the fatal catastrophe. It is expected that
the amount to be realized in the shipyards will exceed
000.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

THE MORMON TABERNACLE.

A correspondent writing to The Timm with refer-
ence to the means of egress, and of expedients for
dealing at our churches and public buildings with a
panic-stricken crowd, says that the Mormons at Salt
Lake City erected, presumably without the assistance
of any European professional architect, a " taber-
nacle " capable of seating 12,000 persons—about 7,000
in the body and 5,000 in the gallery. "Among the
many points in which common sense seems to
have predominated over professional red-tape is
the provision for exit. I was told by the
person in charge that the whole congregation of
12,000 persons could get out in one minute and a
quarter. For the body of the hall there are twenty
double doors, each 9ft. wide, opening outwards.
Through each of these six persons can walk abreast,
giving a total of 120 persons abreast at one time; 58
such rows would give 6,960 persons in a procession 30
yards long, which, moving at the rate of one mile an
hour, would take just one minute to get through the
doors. The door space, 1801 t. for 7,000 persons, gives
lft. for each 39."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

SEA FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL,
tii4ll the HOusit OF COMMONS. June 20, Mr. Blake moved
Ehe,, eecond reading of this Bill, which he said was an
ti eavour to develop the important Irish resources of
leie fisheries purely out of Irish money, and without
belesing any charge on the Imperial Exchequer. He
or,e,ved the Bill had the approbation of the majority
bar,"ue members of the House. The two great draw-
-0 the Irish fisheries had been, in the first place,
b
Ms want of means on the part of the fishermen, suitable)
° a
kod nd gear; and, in the next place, of harbour accom-
th atiOn on the coast. The whole sum expended by
British Government since the Norman conquest upon
Rar;P' harbours in Ireland was Z 150,000,
which was a beg-
baq,;.4,llbl to vote for the development of so important an
The hon. member concluded by urging the import-
ot the Irish fisheries in a time of war or general dearth.
Thp
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Gorman Mahon thanked the hon. member for
frpord for introducing this subject. There was a die-
ii on the part of the Premier, he believed, to do what
ennld for unfortunate Ireland, and he hoped no Treasury
'tigerationa would prevent this Bill being accepted.
the lilarjoribanks would vote for the second reading of
tt because he believed one of the most pressing needs
it Iv eland was the extension of her harbours. He believed
he LT' iranossible to estimate the advantage which it would
the country.
It Bruce, Captain O'Shea, Mr. Plunket, Mr. Forster,
Ailaold, and Sir E. Wilmot also supported the Bill.
tiraw%Courtney opposed the Bill, and hoped it would be wall-
a, the ground that it would be injudicious to grant
4,ttip" Sam of money before the Select Committee now
tribileekad reported upon what principles it should be dis-
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the Gibson replied that the Church fund was sufficient for
Wer,74r,Thilote, that the object was national, and Irish members
—'anilnPus in its support.
Childers said, on the understanding that the Bill only
,liitieleWn the general principle that if the Church Fond was
thBto to bear the charge, and that the places upon Tvhich
pow lealleY was to be expended were fit places for the put.
e would not object to the second reading.
46e0 er a few words from Mr. Parnell, the Bill was read a
time.

THE IRISH VICEROYALTY.
quolfen M'Carthy moved the second reading of a Bill to
tr" the office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and
the
tou:let his duties to a Secretary of State, to sit int e
Of Commons. He contended that the office did no
other°e Pod, eith t
er to England or to Ireland, while on he
nd it did a great deal of both positive and negative
reWL It did not tend to make the authority of the Crown
ritlrineocl in Ireland, but tended rather to bring that autho.
something approaching disrespect.
ko;re 2tichardson could not agree with the measure, and
th4t the 13111 be read a second time that day three
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

THE FRENCH IN MADAGASCAR.

The French Minister of Marine has received a re-
port from Admiral Pierre, the commander-in-chief of
the french naval force in Malagasy waters respecting
the bombardment of Majunga on the north-west coast
of the island.

Admiral Pierre arrived off Majunga on the 15th ult.
with five vessels, the place being defended by three
forts mounting 30 guns, and a garrison of 2,000
men. On the French commander summoning
the Governor to surrender the latter sent an
evasive reply ; consequently on the morning
of the 16th nit, the naval division opened fire
on the forts, which replied, but were promply silenced.
The accuracy of the French fire prevented the com-
mercial part of the town from being damaged. A fire,
however, broke out in the evening. The Hova quarter
was completely destroyed, but the French factory and
most of the American and Indian houses escaped. On
the morning of the 17th a landing party occupied, and
securely established itself in, the fort. The Hovas
retreated into the interior of the country.

The command of the place was entrusted to a naval
captain. The Custom.house was seized and the dues
collected by the French authorities. The naval
division suffered no loss in wounded.

A Reuter's telegram from Paris, dated 19th June,
says :

A despatch from Admiral Pierre, the French Naval
Commander in Malagasy waters, dated Tamatave,
13th inst., announced that he had presented an ulti-
matum to the Hova Government, who had rejected it.
He had since captured Tamatave, and taken posses-
sion of the Custom House there. The French also
destroyed Toulepointe, Mohambo, and Tenerive,
without suffering any loss, and have firmly established
themselves. The Hovas fled.

The Admiral adds that the principal operations are
finished. A state of siege hasteen proclaimed, owing
to the excited state of the population.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

THE EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT.

In London, on Sunday, a meeting of shop assistants,
in furtherance of the objects of the Shop•hours Labour
League, was held in the Victoria Theatke. Lord
Brabazon presided, _ _

_ .
A report relating to the last six months stated that
the movement was making great progress, but was not
well supported financially by the class in whose inter.
est the league was established.

A letter was read from the Archbishop of Canter-
bury announcing his willingness to become a patron of
the league upon the understanding that its machinery
was not used for secular or political purposes.
The Chairman said the number of shop assistants in
the United Kingdom had been estimated at 3,500,000,
of whom 300,000 were living in London, and two-
thirds of these were either apprentices or improvers
under twenty years of age. The agitation for shorter
hours of labour was no new question; but while suc-
cessive legislative enactments had benefited the mem-
bers of various trades, practically nothing had yet
been done for the shop-assistant. It was useless, he
contended, to endeavour to attain their object by
moral persuasion. It had been tried for forty years
without producing any great result; and nothing now
remained but to appeal to Parliament to make early
closing compulsory.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

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