27 SEPTEMBER 1890, page 3

The Labour Struggle In Australia Still Goes On. Most Of

the miners are "out," not for wages, but in defence of the grand principle that non-Union men shall not be employed; and the stevedores have all struck with the same object in......

Altruism Is Certainly Not Increasing Its Influence Over...

never see a paper now without a discussion somewhere in favour of adopting Protection, in order that the native may " defeat " the foreigner—at the expense, as the speakers......

The " Revolution " Reported On Wednesday From Manipur Is

of no importance to India. It is a Palace revolt, in which the Maharajah's brother, probably aided by some dislike enter- tained by his subjects for the reigning Prince, has for......

The American Navy Department Have During The Week Been...

experiments at Annapolis with different sorts of armour-plating. The details published as yet are scanty and confused, but it would seem that a French plate compounded of steel......

Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent.

New Consols (21) were on Friday 95 to 951.......

At The Meeting Of The American Association For The Ad-

vancement of Science at Indianopolis, Mr. Dodge read a paper on the standard of living in the United States, of which a sum- mary is given in Monday's Times. That standard is,......

A Curious Account Of Japanese Topsy-turveydom Is Given In...

Times, drawn from a work entitled "Things Japanese," published in Japan by Mr. Basil Hall Chamberlain, a well-known scholar. The number of things which, according to our......

We Wonder If Europe Will Ever Hear The True History

of [the reported German proclamation in East Africa in favour of slavery. The story came originally from the correspondent of the Times in Zanzibar; but it is pretty evident......