London.

Manawatu Herald, 4 February 1893, Page 2

London.

Ten thousand pounds has been subscribed towards the late > has. Spurgeon's memorial. Sir W. Hart Dyke ha* given notice of a Bill to regulate the sate of colonial fruit. Mr T. Healy ha 3 a similar measure in hand with respect to colonial m^at. Depositors and shareholders in all colonial concerns whosti hesid offices are in Australia, strongly favour British investors receiving greater controlling powers. A lock-out of 100,000 minors in South Wales is threatened, owing to the rejection of the sliding scale. At the wool sales, pi-ices are from : par to a farthing hi her, with a hardening tendency. The advance is most noticeable in lambs' wool ; and low scoured sorts. , The quantity ot wh»at and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is > 2,772,000 quarters, and for the 1 Continent 448,000 quarters. ; The hqad offices of the Associated I Banks in Lmd >n deny that assistance was refused to the Federal Bank. Depositors and shareholders in the [ Federal Bank of Australia favour the , reconstruction of that institution m condition that the governing body is I domiciled in London. The board meet to-morrow to consider the question. ' The Black Watch his arrived at Suez, but has been orcUred not to

j land, as Egypt is becoming quiet.