London.
Mr N. Curzon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Office, has informed the House of Commons that the Chinese Government had been warned not to include any British territory in the Russian concession without payment of compensation.
It is now stated that it was some British merchants who cold to a Russian steamship company a concession at Chefoo.
The Pneuihatio Tyre Company has purchased Singer and Cos. cyole works at Coventry for £1,000,---000.
Twelve thousand London joiners and carpenters go out on strike, de« manding a halfpenny per hour advance in wages.
Frozen meat ia unchanged. The market is lifeless-
In wheat, off coast cargoes, basi« ness is quiet.
Colonial oat?, fine quality, 24s 9d ; common, 21s 9d. New Zealand hemp quiet ; 90 balei were sold at £15 6s.
The butter market if inaetif#, Danish being quoted at 70 kroner.
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Manawatu Herald, 19 May 1896, Page 2
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140London. Manawatu Herald, 19 May 1896, Page 2
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