, 1896-11-28

Committee of the London Dock LtbourSrs
Union has received a despatch from the lead
81 Of the strikers at Hamburg requesting them
to do all in their power TO prevent steamers
from Hamburg procuring coal. The coal
beavers at Hamburg have decided t. join the
Dock l.lbourer>' strike, by. this action 1T will
comp, II steamers hitherto coaling at Hamburg
TO 20 elsewhere, and should the London men
refuse, the strike will Ue greatly strengthen
cd.
Vienna despatch to the"Times''sa says that
Russia has rejected the French prop lsIls
to improve Turkeys finances. The Austrian
press, commenting on this, consider it 80 be
q disagreement between FraGce and Russia.
London, Novbr. 26ih.-Great interest is
being shown in this city and the provinces
reg lrding the sugtr question, aud the "D lily
News. in an editorial commenting Oh the West
Indian clse, repro tuces.ttle opinipns expressed
by the late Mr.. Anthony Froude. The
"StanClard" app5ars to be inspired b. the
Jam interest, which is ho ifils to the abolition
Of sugar bounties
New York, N)ybr. 27rh.-London news
states that the Pail Mall Gazette" rep vs.
that on the re-assembling of Parliament TIM
Gov ,r1ment viii ask for an Il tdrtionAl army
credit # several Pounds ste, ling beyond the
um, estimates. for the purpJs, of re.
arniug the artillery, recognizing tue trans
port service an increasing the ilfantTy.
1t is officially announced taai the @ leeu
commanded Mr.. Bayard, she United States
Ambassador, to dine and sleep at Windsor
Yesterday, ID being thanksgiving holiday III
the United States.
A Berlin correspondent OF a London paper
REPORTS that the Kaiser has designed q cup a
yard high aprOpos of Quse Victoria's jubilee,
and thlt he will PERSONALITY present 1t to the
pr;tisl, vwohf ,Vinninr a race from D1Var tn
Heligsland,
A Vienna corrAsp )ndent of q London pap r
announces that King Alexander of Ssrvia
will marry Princess Alexandra of s IKE Coburg
and G0tha.
The Bsrlin cdrresp )Adent Of the London
t,Mail' reports that the Grand Duke Nicolas
has arranged il visit from tae Austrian En-.
peror to the Car to CO lclule an agreement
for thu partition of Turkey. Germany, it is
stated. nill assent to this upon Russia agree
ing to support her Chllrss plans.
Apropos of the shipping strike ut Ham
burg, circulars have been sent to tho British
dOGksrs asking Whother q worlds strike is
now advisable, this beng in response to
similar circulars sent last sum II r prsparato.
ry to such a IN >vement. Fifty per cent Of the
replies are favorable.
Glasgow shipping news rep 'rts that two
torpedo destrOyers, tle'Ful " aud Terror,
have been completed and will leave shortly
for Spain. At the official trial the average
speed obtained was twenty eight knots. The
vessels are larger than any of the same de-
scription in the British feet and are heavily
armed.
London news states that the official medi-
cal report of Dir. JAmoson's physical condition
shsws that he is much worse; his early release
is thsught probable; Sir John Wivoughby
likewise. "
London, New. 37th-sir Frederick Napier
Broome, Governor in chief of Trinidad, died
yesterday.
1t is anne llced that @ ,eouSlard and the
Mauritius intend to iotl Tao West indian
movement for he abolition Of the sugar
bountiss.
Several newspaper rep ,rterS have inter
viewed Mr.. Neville Lubbock, who has sup.
piled them with details Of tho effects. Of the
Bountles. Among other matters he stated
that if the Government ~contemplates the
ruin of property aud the starvation of the
people he only course will be to hand over
the Colonies to the United States, that no
more capital will be invested in the West
Indies under present conditions.
From Paris it is reported that the Tariff
Committee is considering the law for increas-
ing sugar bounties.
New York. November 9th.