London.

Manawatu Herald, 20 June 1895, Page 2

London.

News has been received that the Congo Free State has expelled the Mahdi's forces from the Equatorial Provinces after severe fighting..

Two hundred lady temperance delegates, chiefly American, addressed London congregations on Sunday evening. They hold a conference this week. The American delegates have brought with them petitions signed by fully t^o million women urging temperance legislation. At the National Union • banquet, the Duke of Devonshire said that while shaping the policy of the UniteS Party (he Liberal- Unionists had abstained from accepting offers of a share in the honours, but the

— — — — — r— , •/ ,j»iq2s*"leaders on both sidw werf ■ noA^ agreed that they must difidl^W^ duties in the new Govetnweni. H« , hoped that from this allianct wbuU_ raise * jmsT^ryinf :tiff Wf£t^ National. At present the moveoififi in favour of Irish autonomy 1M& g dead, but if the alliance w«r^ weakened it would be certain tolw fia revived. Sir Edward Grey, ?adiam'e^tot, tr. Secretary for the Foreign Office, ' up" reply to a question, said the Oov«rabeen conclud.ed v by China giving. Russia a railway andJ»Wp4H*^L Chinese territory,-. „« .... 'v ' Tallow— Medium miitloia r 22a*6d ; beef, 295. • : ' '■'<*■ • '■■ - >;:--;v The English wheat masked* is dull, the Continental hae cß^ngftdr a.,Utt^, - for the worse, %nd the Mss^*Wf ; declining and %ca l t. Thi TJgdt :^

quotation of New York No. 2 red winter*fftfeat is '81 cents.

Seventy- five tons of Australian and New Zealand cheese, consisting of Job lots, old and strong, were submitted to auction, and brought 255.

Froien mutton is in large demand among the poorer classes, and Nelson Bjfcs. expect to maintain the rise in Cpcea for several months. Wool is firm, and the market shows a healthy tone* Viscount Hampden, son of the late ex»Speaker Brand, has been appointed Governor of New South Wales.

Fearing the opposition of the Iriih Party the Government has withdrawn the vote for the Cromwell statue, which it was proposed to ertct outside Westminster,

The British Ambassador, with the concurrence of the Powers, has granted an extension of time for the reply of the Turkish Government upon the Armenian question. Information has been received that the Turkish police are outraging and killing the peasantry in Macedonia. . .. .....

The growing disorder has alarmed the Sultan.

As the conspirators in Sofia are beyond control, it is impossible to avoid a conflict.

The belt hindquarters of beef brought Home by the Gothic realised 8d per lb. The average price was GU The meat was chiefly taken by butohera who have hitherto bought chilled American beef.