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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 98, 10 February 1891, Page 2

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London, February 8 Tallow, medium mutton, 26> 61 The total quantity of wool catalogued up to date is 145,603 ball 8 of which 1 3S,OtX> bales have been sold Hides, sailed, heary ox, 3 5 163; leather, bent heavy, 9J. The imports into the United King <iom for January «hiw. a derrease of £4.400,000, and the exports a decrease of £ 1,750, 000 compared with Juhuary of last year. ; • . ) <■ ■ Sir William Camming, who, was alleged to have' been detected cheating the Pnneeof Wales a* cards, has issued' five writs for slander. Sir Charles Kus> -ell has been retained for the prosecution, and His Royal Highness has been sub- ] ceiied as n witness/ The Seamen, Firemen, and other Unions at HulJ, refuse to work with free laborers. . , ' • ' In the event of a struggle at Hull the seamen and dockers will appeal to the Continent, America, and Australia for assistance. ' ' I February 9. Lord Salisbury has thanked Signor Crispi, the ex Premier of Italy, for the friendship he showed toward Great Britain. Valparaiso, February 8. Owing, to the scarcity of labour in consequence of the civil war, 1 the Chilian harvest his been lost. Romp, February 8. Signor Rudini has formed' an interim Government, anl mll'take steps to effect a reduction >n expenditure. February 9 Signor RuJini, the new Premier, ad heres to the Triple Alliance. Ottawa^ February 9.

I Sir John Macdouald has issued a manifesto declaring that Gorernment will develop the resources of Canada as an., integral part of the Empire, and denouncing the cry for unrestricted reciprocity, as reiled treason. Beblin, February & Madame Adelina Fatti has been arrested here for breacli of contract to sing m St. Petersburg. She was admitted to bail. Her jewels were seized when she was arrested, and the .prima donna had to deposit the amount of the claim in order to get them back.