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Show Mrlbe n rne Shipping- Strike. LoNDO.v, Sept. 14. Tho leaders of the shipping trade strike at Melbourne, Mel-bourne, Australia, have wired to the London Dockmen's Union a denial of the statements lately received Iieru to the e licet that theuiovcmenl Hiiro Is collapsing and tlie strength pf tlie strike dying out. They allege al-lege that the employers in tho shlis-plng shlis-plng tra le are spreading falw rumors ru-mors of tills character, in order to prevent the London men from helping help-ing their Australian fellow laborers with money. The Melbourne io-plc io-plc ask for mom funds and assert that H ith adequate pecuniary assist-aneu assist-aneu they can still carry ou the fight. The London docruen, however, are a goo-1 deal readier with their symialhy than with their cash, and their farmer protestations of gratitude grati-tude lo the Australian dock laborer for their abundant finaucisl help during the trouble here seem to bear but little fruit in praetice. Iturno. who ignored the Southampton strikers becau-e tliey did not cruxxe to bu led by the noso byhloi, is rather urgent In favor of helping the Australians. Aus-tralians. He has written a letter, in which ho urges tlie Loudon dock- I men to telegraph their money and post come of their sentiment, which is practical and to Uie point) but seems to have but email eUVct. Less than XoOUQ has as yet been sent, and Lhis is an Insi gnlficaut sum const I-ering I-ering all the circumstances. Of ebb ' tolll tbo Dvck Laborers' UnUu he- IsentXlOW, Liverpool ani Glasgow dockers eueh Uieiuniu arrKiu', an J and tlie London (S l'mcn's and Sail-Crs Sail-Crs Uuiona each Z1000. |