BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 528, 6 November 1890, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Information has reached San Francisco that Sister Rose Gertrude has abandoned the leper station at Molokai, and taken a situation as governess at Honolulu. A destructive fire has occurred at San Francisco. Damage was done to the extent of a million and a half dollars. The Burlington Grand Hotel was among the premises destroyed. A 2jZd postage between the colonies and Great Britain has been arranged as from the new year. Post cards will be 2d. France and Italy’have been asked to join the Brindisi mail train service, which is to be continued. It is asserted that a modus vivendi between Portugal and Great Britain has been arranged on the basis of the freedom of the Zambesi. The carpenters of England have decided to strike in May for eight hours as a day's labor, and for an increase of wages to lod per hour. Owing to the strike among the coal porters at Plymouth, the merchants and their friendsjare‘discharging coals. Four Unionists, firemen, who were charged at Cardiff with a breach of articles, by refusing to work with nonunion firemen, have been sentenced to a month's imprisonment each. Ex-President Cleveland says that the provisions of the McKinlay Tariff Act are iniquitous, and he feels confident that the Democratic party will have a majority in the next House. The Dockers’ Union is deficient in funds, and is unable to sustain an even fight. Its financial position is stopping further funds being sent to Australia. The shipowners are perfecting their plans to resist the dockers, and will erect barracks in view of an emergency arising. It is stated that the shipowners have sufficient free laborers to make a cooperative scheme workable, and it is believed they are trying to force on a strike, relying on the promise of military assistance to maintain order. A great strike is probable on Friday. The executive of the Dockers’ Union have issued a manifesto in which they say that while Australia is requiring aid it would be ungracious on the part of the dockers to take any action which would tend to prevent assistance being sent there.