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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 325, 24 December 1889, Page 2

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(Received December 2i, 12*30 p.m.) The Fight between Smith and Slavin. London, Deoember 23. The fight; batwoen Sl»vin aud Smith oatne off neisr Brugtis at 8 o'clock yesterday moriiN i«g, and lasted twenty-two minutes. Smith wna of tan down, and onoe lof o the ring, Dud returned and olsimpfl the fight. After fourteen rounds had been fosght, a dispute ,oooucfed oetween Smith,, and the seoouds, but the roHerea ref nsed to stop tho fight, and thereupon ha waa mobbed, Owing to the dreadful oonduot of Smil li'a party the referee w«s compelled to decline an appeal for a drawn oombalv Slavin was cudgelled by the roughs of the other Bide, aud a telegram to the /Sportsman annouGO.'d that he wsb dead, but; inter messages B&y that he wbb only slightly hurts. , It is stated that a well known sportsman famished the roughs who aobompanied Smith's party to Belgium. Every time Slfwo. Cowa4 gmitb into hia qwo ooraet the-

ronghs maltreated the Australian. Thi9 ooourred several rounds befora the last. It wa* .'•"' '" known in London befor<_ the fi_h(i that it was intendod to illuse Slavin. The latter was comparatively uninjured. It is thought fao was struok with knuckle 'dusters. Smith is siok. Londok, December 23, The Qaeen of Sweden, Princess Stephanie of Ausiri ., President Curoot, and many otber European notables have . nllefl victims - ro influ"T!Z9. The Empsror of Gfrmany has recovered. Oue of the speakers at a meeting in Hyde Park advocated fcho mnrdor of tho Ohairman . of tbe Metropolitan Gas Company, and his remarks wore re&oivfd with Gppl>.uso. Tho ga-j stokers .in ithe norch of London are being incited to strike. &■ Ottawa, Deo. 83. Canada will nofc roaow tho temporary Bgresmant regarding the fisherieß dispute, owing to President Harrison's faction agitatiag for a parmanent settlement. ££>___!_»