BRITISH AITS FOREIGN

Southland Times, Issue 10244, 28 August 1889, Page 2

BRITISH AITS FOREIGN

[United Pbbss Association — By ElkoTBIO TfiLEGBAPH— COPYRIGHT] LONDON, Aug. 26. Received 27th, 7 p.m. There are now 60,000 men on strike from the docks. Several Australian steamers are unloading at Plymouth. Over 1000 artizans of variona trades are joining the movement a 8 a murk of sympathy with the lumpers. Public sympathy is with the men on strike, and many demands for arbitration have been made. The loading of the New Zsaland Bttaraers Kaikoara and Fifesnire ia at a standstill, and it is feared tbat vessels with frozen meat on board will be unable to keep-their refrigerating machinery going. The strikers menace any men who seek to take work in the docks. There are 250 steamers in London waiting unloading, and two Bteamers of the Anglo-Australian Company are unable to coal. The World elates that Lord Koutsford desires to retire from the office of Secretary for the Colonies becauae of the fatiguing duties thereto attached. Mr Wm. O'Brien has been sentenced to two months' imprisonment, and Mr J. Gilhooley, M.P. for Cork (Weit Division), to six weeks' imprisonment for inciting Irish tenants to withhold payment of rents, and afterwards to find sureties for future good behaviour, in default another two months' imprisonment. At the Paris Exhibition the following awards have been made to New Zealand exhibitors:— Woole, gold medals to Campbell and Sone, Rowley and Hamilton, and McLean ; silver medals to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, Hastie, Holmep, Williams, Joieph and Phillips, and Rsid ; bronze medals to Crowe, Poulter, Allen, and Dixon; honourable mention — R-d---fern, Alexander and Co. Wheat— gold medals to New Zealand Government, Farmers' Co-oporative Association, and Auckland Roller Mills ; silver medali to Farnton, Creewell, Holmes, and J. and T. Meek. Photographs— gold medal to J. Martin, Auckland ; silver medal to Burton Brothers, Dunedin ; bronze medal to Commission Coteau {sic) ; honourable mention to Herr Boch and Miaa Sluart. Aug. 27, Obituary— Lady Tryon, wife of Admiral SirGeo. Tryon. The U.S. Government depy that they have any intention of parleying with the Imperial Government on the Behring Sea dispnte. The Hon. W. H. Smith, after saying that it would be scarcely just at the end of the session and in a thin House to ask for the second reading of the Weet Australian Enabling Bill, withdrew the measure, Mr Smith added that it would be more respeotfal to the colonies and in accordance with the interests of West Australia to re introduoe the bill early next session. Tbe docks strike has completely paralysed business, Tbe public is contributing largely to the support of the men on strike but tbeir misery is becoming acute. A'though the strikers are generally orderly in their behaviour, artillery and cavalry are held in readiness to quell any disturbance. Coal has gone up cent, percent* in price, and fruit and meat are rottiDg in tine on board ships. The Orient Company's Clerks are asstetirg t> load the Loguria aad tbe P. and 0. steamers are loading at Southampton, The shipping trade of London is being diverted to the Continent and the northern ports.