Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1890-10-04 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

GENERAL SIR LIVICESTER SMYTHE, KC.B., K.C.M.G., the new Governor of Gibraltar, in succession to Sir Arthur Hardinge, has left London to assume his new duties. NEU'S has reached Ireland of the murder in Queensland of Mr. George Ilebson, brother of the present sub-sheriff of county Limerick. The deceased gentleman had served with distinction in the Cape Mounted Police, and took part in the Zulu and other wars. being on several occasions creditably mentioned in dispatches for pluck and undaunted bravery. He was twice wounded, and received two medals and his commission for 'bravery in action, ranking as lieutenant and adjutant of recent years. He had been managing his brother's estate at slyola, Cairns, in Queensland, from where intelligence now comes that ho has b-en murdered by his native servants when asleep, because he refused to lend them his gun. PLTHING the recent Parliamentary crisis in Queensland the salaries of the Civil Service were not paid. 'The members of the Civil Service were somewhat indignant at the payment of the monthly salaries of the members of the Assembly, while no money could be obtained by any of the public officials. Ten Northern Separation party in Queensland have addressed a letter to Lord Knutsford asking him to reconsider the decision contained in the statement made by Baron De Worms "that in the opinion of the Imperial Government the time is not ripe for separating the northern part of the colony:. The letter has been signed by no less than 23 members of Parliament. The General Council of the Australian Labour Federation has declared itself opposed to the  separation. THE Tasmanian Minister for Lands has received an official intimation of a rich gold discovery at Middlesex, between Chudleigh and leehan. Tam general strike of coal labourers which broke out at Gibraltar has now terminated, and the men have resumed work. Tne strike in the shipping trade, which was the commencement of the great struggle between capital and labour which is now going on in Australia, began on August 15, when the officers of most of the steamers in the coasting trade gave their employers 24 hours' notice. The officers had previously made certain demands, which the employers declined to consider unless a promise was given that the officers would not seek affiliation with the labour organisations by means of the trades Hall Council. This request was at once declined, and an ultimatum sent to the owners that unless the demands were agreed to by August 15 the members of the Mercantile Marine Officers' ABSOCiatioll would give 24 hours' notice and leave their ships on August it. The employers remained firm, and most of the officers accordir gly sent in their notices. The owners' contention is that the officer is practically the owner when the vessel is away from port, and that, being entrusted with the interests of the owners, he should not be affiliated with the men. The officers state they have tried in the past to stand alone and tailed, and that unless they unite themselves to other societies the owners, as in the past, will simply ignore them. They further urge that their affiliation with the men will be a source of strength to the owners, as they would represent the owners at the meetings of the executive of the labmr societies, thus forming a connecting link between masters and men which would be likely, they urge, to prevent the latter from making the constant demands which they have of late years made. RENA TKO ton deputation of depositors in the Cape of Good Hope Bank, the Government has declined to intervene to relieve the depositors from present embarrassments, because the standard Bank has offered to advance li et in the pound provided the securities are satisfactory. Should this arrangement fall through, however, the Government has undertaken to reconsider the matter. 2icroLi inr.xcc from Samoa states that intrigues on the part of Mataafa and his party have resulted in efforts being made to get the people of Savii to present Masai& with five mats, which action would be equivalent to a request to him to assume the kingship. The consuls thereupon jointly issued a proclamation declaring Malietoa Laupija King of all !mmoa, and warning the Samoans that their present acts amounted to rebellion, which if persisted in would be severely punished. The American Consul visited Savii in the wuship Mohican, and personally warned the chiefs. The German Consul subsequently fol. lowed. The chiefs, however, repudiated any intended disloyalty, and asserted their determination to main.  tain ipenCe. A DE-51,11, a received at Winnipeg from Mr. T 3 fret]. the chief of the Geological Survey. announces that three mounted policemen have been lost in Lake Win, nipeg. ,The men had been detailed to prevent smug' (pink.