London.

Manawatu Herald, 21 August 1894, Page 2

London.

* In the House of Lords the London Municipal Equalisation of Eates Bill has been read a second time. Lord Salisbury supported the measure. A Blue Book just published shows tljat .Lord.. ,Rqsebery .proposed Siam should be placed ""♦ undetvtbe joint guarantee — of England and France* Mi Pevjlle, French Minister for Foreign Affairs, concurred, though nothing was settled. England decliijed,fcorf anctiw; t^e annexation of Angkow and* Bafctanibang, * The Government offices are -reoeiving letters from Anarchists threatening to blow buildings up/ ; New Zealand frozen meat— First quality, 3£d per lb"; second 40, 3d per lb. Lamb — First quality, 4|d per lb. Australian lamb, Bfd. New Zealand heoip-rifj'in-'fair demand at £15 7s 6d. ".■ -T : ..,-< , „ . New Zealand long-berried; wheat, ex warehouse, 245 ; South Australian wheat, ex warehouse, quiet af^os ; Victorian ditto, 24s 6d. ''"' Danish butter is selling at 100s per cwt. Mr John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, stated in the House of Commons that the Government' will deal with the evicted tenants next session. „ f _ \;j ,y- r - t -, ; , ~ rr Impartial' . reports iadlcaJe i^lalt Ireland is not disposed support the Nationalists' agitation for . a , renewal of violence. The Irish farmers are now busy gathering in the harvest, which is a very good one. - The-^fatrpnalists i a|e^3ea£Ulncing Mr John Moriey , f6^4iis ; failure to cftrrx thej^e^^ralllif "Bill. Referring ip the flSSSs^pf-dom- " mons to the -gianaege qigitjon^ Sir E. Grey- declared ' that new phase in the relations b^fieep Siam and France &t0 $a$ fjPfi^Br^Oovernraent wouWputsQ^ ,4 different course to thafcin^ the^ jaStS^ '■,'-"■ "? lr|s belieyea %at^there^re fair prospects of a trade Jpwere'n England «,nd NW SoutE "Wtei with regard to; the export :: . ofe 'niDbits, especially if the rabbits -Are' boiled and shipped in January and February. . ■-, t^ii- ( ;■■