Laborers and Farmers Face Lockout and Wage Debate
The piece argues over the use of collective action by tenant-farmers and the Labourers' Union amid a lockout. It notes risks of coercion and urges arbitration proposed by Mr Mundella. It recommends both sides suspend strikes or lockouts to allow a competent authority to determine fair wages.
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Mundella
Labourers’ Union
Newmarket
Dwellings for the Working Classes and Public Powers
The Royal College of Physicians urges immediate government action to improve poor housing and curb overcrowding. It cites rail and urban redevelopment displacing tenants, and argues for compulsory public powers to acquire and build decent housing with private oversight, rejecting charity-based fixes.
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Royal College of Physicians
London
Accus
Midland Railway
St. Pancras
Brill
Oxford Street
Improved Industrial Dwellings Company
Sydney Waterlow
Metropolitan Association
St. Marylebone Association
Peabody Buildings
Improved Industrial Buildings Society
Duke of Westminster
Marquis of Northampton
Bosanquet
Charity Organisation Society
Edinburgh
Glasgow
The Cession of Fiji to Great Britain
The Fiji cession news from Melbourne ends a three year effort to establish a native Kingdom of Jaiji under Chief Cakobau aided by Australian adventurers linked to labor traffic. Cakobau, once a cannibal, converted to Christianity and sought unity and reform despite brutal beginnings.
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Fiji
Great Britain
Melbourne
Jaiji
Cakobau
Thakombau