LONDON MEAT MARKET.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 61, 9 November 1889, Page 2

LONDON MEAT MARKET.

PETER JACKSON AND JEM SMITH PROPOSED MATCH OP £1000. CLOSING OF PARK EXHIBITION. By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright [I'JJK, UNIT AD PRESS ASSOCIATION | , ' /T 5 London. November 6 '-The additional returns of the strike fund show the Australasin colonies col.pnies subscribed nearly- £30,000, aud the balance is £7300. ' The Total amount of subscriptions, was £44,100. The Strike Cdminittee nave ordered the dock labourers, after November 8, to refuse to load or unload all ships and barges -belonging to employers involved in the dispute with lightermen. i . . - - " November 7. , The official balance-sheet of the dock strike has been at length published. It. shows that the Australian, subscriptions amounted to L' 29,000. Among the payments made occur the' following, item's : —Tradesmen, for,- food relief £-21,67,5; band) £901) ; banners^ pickets, and de,legates t .1*1550^ blacklegs, _L 950 ; law^expenses, L 450; assistance to Silvertown and tailor r strikers, L 350; Charicgton rohef, EasrEnd; • L 25 0; wages of box colectors, LI 20 ; repayment to different unions-, of assistance . advanced to the strikers, L11;000; miscellaneous, including cabs, LBOO. The balance in hand is shown as L7OOO. - " Engineering" 'states that the railways of New South Wales are in a state of decrepitude, owiug to 'the starvation policy of the Government. ' Mr B. 0. Molloj, M.P. speaking at Sheffield, said 1 the t Parnelbtes had obtained possession of Pigott's dairy, aud said the forger's secrets would be expoied early next session. The trade retun-a for the last ten months 'show that' the exports have been nearly 10 million? and the imports 34 millions in excess of last year. „ New Zealand mutton, 5Jd; Sydney mutton, Sd. New Zealand beef (hindquarters), 3jd. The Rev. A. McLaren has left for New Guinea for' the purpose of starting the first church mission there. - It is reported that Peter Jackson and Jem Smith will box at the Pelican Club on Monday, the members have subscribed LlOOO as a prize. Pabib, November 7. ; The Exhibition was formall j closed today in the presence of hali" a million people. " ' ' Zanzibar, November 7. Further particulars of the fight between Dr Peters' expedition and the natives show that the second column had not joined Peters when the engagement took place. A massacre took place at a place called Tieldemama, when Peters' lieutenant was wounded, but escaped. Washington, Niv. 7. The Democrats have gained largely in the recent State elections. The Austra han system of voting has been adopted in t Massachusseuetß with complete success. Constantinople, Nov. 7. The Emperor of Germany has left this city, lie expressed great .delight at the cordial; 7 and magnificence of his reception. No treaties have been concluded.