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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 99, 12 February 1891, Page 2

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London, February 11. ; The stevedores at Albert Bocks have . struck. i Tom Mann states that it intended to ' block the steamers of the British India, 1 Shaw Saville. and New Zealand Ship- , ping Companies. Gre-it Britain, Germany, and the „ United States ' haye agreed to the ap» j pointment of Baron Pilasch as President of .VI unicipnl Council at Apia. At a great meeting of the ' Chamber of '" Commerce, Sir G. Baden Pow«U read a 3 paper on the Canadian.. route to .A us* L tralia. Lord Brassey, the Duke of ' Sutherland, and .Mr- Macurthur strongly ' supported the line. ; .■;;-. - : ■■:■■*/• ]:■, \ The New Zealand Shipping Company 3 has ordered a Reamer from Denny's Hie shipbuilders, of 6300 tons to carry , 70,000 carcases of frozen mutton. , Mr C- JR nodes, Premier of Capr , Colony, has fciven in his adhesion to Mi > Parnell, and ' has also promised tnonet lary assistance. , . <• r TheR.M.S, Eimntaka left Plymouth i for Wellington yesterlaj. The steamer was delayed by fog. i Wa*hi>*gton, February 10. 3 It is proposed to enlist two thousand 3 Indians m the American army. i Be KUN, February 10. 7: Prince Bismarck asserts that the 3 policy of i he Government is causing his 3 handiwork to crumble away, and is t creating friction between Northern and Southern Genntny. He believes the J Emper; r will soon ieuh.se that he is . * rongly ndvi.-eJ. Tl»e' German Government will issue - 450,000.000 marks in 3 per cent consols, Uomk, February IV- , Signor Cnspi has refused a title, 3 and has reiurhed to his practice at the , bar. j Paeis, February. 11. M. Mace, a private banker in Piirisj has absconded, leaving liabilities atnoiiht- , inj» to 2i ,000,000 francs (fcS4O,oua).:: ; . t Received, February 12, 11.30 a.inir 1 Lont ox, February 11. ; The stevedores have struck, work on all ' the Federation secured' slaps at "Victoria ' East and the West India Docks'as a pro--3 test against the employment of free labor. ' The seamen have joined the coal lump ' ers on strike at '"Cardiff. ; L " Mr Parnell has broken off negotiations with Mr Justin Macarthy . respecting . the 3 leadership of the party, I "