London.

Manawatu Herald, 9 November 1895, Page 2

London.

The Congo Free State refuses to pay an indemnity for the hanging of Mr Stokes till Major Lothaire is tried. France is supporting the State against England and CKrmany. Germany upholds her own interests in connection with the enquiry into the execution of Mr Btokes, the Congo trader, and does not support Great Britain. Experts consider that the cattle by the Maori, from Sydney, are of a poor class, and that only a few have arrived in decent condition. They also question the utility of sending cows and heifers. The wool market on the Continent is recovering slightly. The Yorkshire trade is extremely depressed owing to -\merican orders i being curtailed. There is also little business in London. It is exp-cted that the shortage in the Australian c:ip will harden prices for 1896. All ih j Clyde engineers have withdrawn from the wor'<-», and have rejected the mediation of the Provost ' of Glasgow. 1 The strike, it is expected, will stop shipbuilding in the west of Scotland \ and Ireland. Th^ workers' fund amounts to £200,003. ■ The Times pub'i«hes a state n^nt that GeruTan binka-a art lending Rmsia 10 millions sterling for con ver- : on purposes. \ The Kng of Portugal has arrived in England.