The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1875-11-06 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

FOREIGN. you to understand that the masters gave this only _ when they saw the men getting legs and when the The intention of the French Government to in' men grumbled a little about 'Staffordshire men and &mince during the ensuing session of the National others getting advances, the masters would say, Assembly a new Press Bill has been officially an" Never mind, lads. they are going up quickly like a nounced mushroom, bat they will be out off close to the I A telegram from Cairo announces the entry of ground just now." But, sir, it is a mistake, they are the Egyptian troops into Abyssinia, and the renot cut off at the ground yet. Sir, I can tell you treat of the King of Alqmsinia' s forces without reanother ground plan the masters had to " slick" the sistance. men over. When the men asked for a rise, the The Turkish troops in Bosnia are said to commit masters would tell the men that they intended to give barbarous cruelties. It is alleged that at Bihac sixty them a sapp#r, a dinner, and a tea for the Wives, or Christians, after the performance of heavy forced else they would promise them a trip which would cost labour, were murdered. the masters a great deal, and, in addition to this, It is reported in Berlin that Prince Reuss, they should be allowed to take their wives with them, the German Ambassador to the Russian Court, and the young men their sweethearts with them. In will resign his post and retire into private life, the midst of all this, the poor deluded men would after his marriage with the Princess of Saxe. consider the masters were spending £lOO or so over Weimar. them: the poor fellows would then shout at the top of The statement that the German Government eon. their voices, such and such a master, "Am Beth templates retaining Cardinal Ledoehowski in confine• Bethel." The men did sot think about the thousands ment after the expiration of his term of imprisonment of pounds that that treat or excursion was putting in is denied by the semi.official mints. He will be set the master's pocket. freep but instantly expelled the country. The way the masters have advanced and dropped A number of Italian and English journals have been the colliers is a very unjust one. Perhaps I can show seized in Rome for reporting the Sonzogno trial. The you best in this way i they drop and rise on the trial is public, and reporters are allowed to take whole. Every smut's wageis s reckoned ih a whole— notes, but the publication of reports is forbidden. lIPPPose it is £lOO, well, they drop them 15 per ..cent. Foreign newspapers are not mentioned in the law, but It leaves AtSo ; well, when they advance them lo per they have been seized by police owlers. cent., it is only an advance upon £B5. So, in this The Magenta, the flag-ship of the Commander.inway, the men lose in advances and drops about Chief of the French squadron Motioned at £ti 12e. Toulon, was discovered to be on fire on Saturday Now, sir, I think you can understand the case; this night, and continued burning till an early hour plan wants knockisg on the head. The public think on Sunday morning when the powder magazine exthat when colliers ask for 20 per cent., it ploded. 'Fortunately, no lives have been lost. means 20 per cent. upon the price of coal sold by the From Canada we learn by telegraph that Mr. masters' it is no such thing. Mackenzie, the Prime Minister, is making a tone in Thanking you for your valuable space, the provinces to inspect the Intercolomal Railway, Yours truly, which has just been completed, and that the Mayor of Montreal refused to allow the city police to act rot. side the limits of the town on the occasion of Guile:m(l' s funeral. An enquiry has been instituted by the office of the Imperial Chancellor in Germany as to the results which have attended the operation of sec. 108 of the Trades Act. under which the appointment of arbi: trators to decide all disputes between masters and workmen WAS authorised. The evidence shows that the new institution has not become very popular, owing to the moderate fees demanded for ordinary law suits. All over Germany there are but fifty-seven arbitration courts with executive power, and four without it.  Chirk.  "UN HO;.:1•31E. "