... The whole district of Czernowitz, in the Austrian province of Bukowina, has been visited by a flood, which has occasioned widespread destruction and loss of life. Eighteen houses in the town of Zuczka were undermined by the watersor destroyed by floating debrip, and crashed down upon their occupants. Many persons lost their lives at this town, and at Wisnitz six more houses fell. ...

... THE PONTEFRACT ELECTION PETITION. On the resumption of the hearing of the Ponte- fract election petition to-day an attempt j was made to prove a charge of personation, but, subsequently, the counsel abandoned it. A voter, named Adams, swore that, prior to the election, Mr. Reekitt, the Liberal candidate, promised that if he got into Parliament he would give him an alms-house. A supporter of Mr ...

... THE MUMBLES RAILWAY AND PIER. A PETITION AGAINST THE COMPANY. A special meeting of the Mumbles Local Board was held at the Board-room, Mumbles, last even- ing. Mr. A. S. T. Lucas occupied the chair, and the members present were Captain David Evans, Messrs. Nichol Morgan, T. W. James, W. Morris, John Morgan, D. R. Stephen, W. Bennett, A. P. Vivian, It. Woolacott, Daniel Clement, and J. L. ...

... THE STRIKE AT HULL. At last the strike at Hull seems to be approaching the end. Mr. Tom Mann has been at Hull, and there is no doubt that his calm and conciliatory attitude has greatly helped to bring about the settlement. Mr. Mann, with fine judgment, grasped the salient features, and advised the men to give way in everything except on essential points. As we have from the first pointed out, ...

... CAPITAL&LABOUR STRIKE OF THREE HUNDRED WOMEN. Y esterday afternoon 3?0 women employed by the Liverpool Salvage Association at their cotton kilns, drying and picking cotton damaged at the recent great lires in Liverpool, wont on strike for an increase of wages. ...

... LIBELLING CYCLISTS. In the Queen's Bench, Thomas WTarwick and W. G. Turner, cyclists, recovered R175 dam- ages against the Proprietors of the paper Wheeling for libel in imputing to the plaintiffs, who were in Australia on a tour, that they had had some- thing to do with a meeting for which prizes were not forthcoming, and were likely to get into trouble. ...

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... HUIiNING FATALITY AT SWANSEA, A CHILD PLAYING WITH FIRE. The Coroner (Mr. Edward Striekl. held an in- quest at the Glamorgan Arms, Swansea, vester- day, touching the death of a three-vear-old bov named Emlyn Davn-s. sou of Mr. ,.¡amps Davies boot-dealer, 181, High-street, who was burnt so severely yesterday that he succumbed to his in- juries at 2 o'clock this morning. From the evidence given ...

... Chicago, Thursday Seventy three thousand persons visited the World s Fair yesterday. ...

... SlVAIi.' ii.- r^LICIi COURT. Tl before The JAC, or (A3 ...

... LONDON LETTER. [FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRBSNOIMMRA.] LONDON, Friday Morning. The proposal of the Government -to take a sit- ting on a Saturday was not unexpected, especially by the Scotch members, who were hoping that some of their Bills would have been taken on that day. They are naturally greatly disappointed to find there is no prospect of anything being done to advance any business relating to ...

... SWANSEA TOTAL ABSTINENCE SOCIETY.—The usual weekly meeting of the Swansea Total Abstinence Society was held at the Ragged School on Saturday evening under the presidency of Mr. W. A. Johnstone. There was a large attendance, and the proceedings were of an enjoy- able character. The Rev. D. Burwyn Davies delivered an interesting address, in the course of which he expressed his pleasure at being ...