The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-09-15
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The boilermakers of the extensive
iron shipbuilding works OF Harland and
Wolff, Belfast, have gone out on a
strike. The disagreement is with re-
gard to an increase OF wages demanded
by the employees. The firm has net
them half way, but this has net led TO q
settlement.
The defenseless condition Of Belfast
Tough, demonstrated by the naval
maneuvres, is engaging the attention
of the residents in the northern capital.
at Tuesdays meeting OF the Harbor
Commissioners it was suggested that
steps should be taken to Insure the
speedy erection of Notifications.
CLAIRE.
A correspondent signing himself
s'Truth,'' writes as follows to the Dub
lin Freeman: Having travelled much
Of Glare, Galway, Mayo, and Roscom-
mon during the last ten days, with many
inquiries, am pleased to say there is
no indication of danger to the potato
crop. Some goOd-irtentioned people
become alarmed at the most trivial re-
port. have seen some such indications
in the columns ofyour paper recently as
would lead to q supposition that dan
gerous blight had set in For the gen
eral good Of the great public am happy
to say that UP to this Date there is no
cause for alarm. All ccops look in fine
promising condition. With a partial
continuation of good weather we may,
with Gods blessing, hope for an abund.
ant harvest I fully concur with the
views of Mr.. Dayitt on Arran Island as
generally applicable to the West.
CORK.
The first half-yearly nleeting of the
Kanturk and Newmarket Light Rail
way WAS held at Cork on Monday, Aug
ust 10. M. James Deane presided.
On tue motion of the Chairman, Sec
onded by Mr. Thomas Carroll, diYi-
deua at the rate Of 5per cent per annum
was declared on and for the half year
ending the Goth of June, 1888. on the
baronial guaranteed shares issued, to
be paid on and after the Goth Of Septem-
Der, 1888.
The Mayor of Cork entertained about
three hundred guests at dinner Thurs
day evening, August q, in the rink at.
tached to St. Anue's~hill Hydropathic
establishment. Barney. Gentlemen OF
all shades of opinion were present at
the Mayoral festive board. The civic
hospitality was dispensed by his Wor-
ship in very costly manner indeed.
The rink was prettily decorated under
the superintendent of Mr.. j. 7. Nc
Mullen, c. T.. A baud was present
during the dinner.
Harvest prospects throughout our
country have been III an extreme criti-
cal condition during the past three or
four weeks, the almost continual rain
fall acting more or less injuriously On
all kuo VOL 0C11o< 40 90 vuC HOO<h0O LIZA
hay crop. Indeed, the destruction has
been 80 universal that the finest wealth.
er could not now retrieve the injury
done. However, bright sunshine for
the remainder of the harvesting season
would be alllmportant in maturing the
grain and potato crops, andin retarding
the progress of disease in both c4ses,
.Iu the case of the potato along the
coast, where the rainfall has been
heaviest and where the tubers are plant
ed comparative ely early, the blight has
4 already made. extensive havoc; but in
districts remote from the sea the plants
4 are still healthy, and THERE'S still some
u hope ofs 4 satisfa Glory Yield. The re
turn. however, under the most fayora-
.;bles circumstances is not likely to be So
nlifnI IS that 1887 heat viii viii
very mncn snort q % ayera So: