CABLEGRAMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 4124, 22 September 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[reuteb'h telegrams.]

[Received September 11, 12.20 p.m.]

Ice Desert in Greenland.

Professor Nordesskvold, tho Sweedisli •; explorer in the Arctic regions, who has , recently returned from an expedition to Greenland, reports that the interior of that country consists of an ice desert of enormous extent, the existence of which was previously unknown. ! Viex.n'a, September 21. I | Late reports from Croatia state that the ; ; province is still in a disturbed state. Serious anti-Magyar disturbances have taken place !at Krentz town, near Agram. Troops who ■ were called out to quell the outbreak fired | j upon the rioters, 10 of whom were killed I and a number seriously injured. \ A German Review. | Berlin, September 21. I A review of a large body of Imperial I troops was held to-day at Hamburg, near b'rankfort Main, before Emperor William. The spectacle was a grand one, and was witnessed by King Alfonso, of Spain, who is on a visit to the Emperor and English princes (sic) now in Germany. London, September 21. The Bank of England announces that the following New Zealand loans will be forthwith converted into 4 per cent, inscribed stock, viz. :--4£ per cent. 5-30 1579-1904 loan, £0,000,000 ; 5 per cent. 5-30 ISSI-1906 loan, £1,250,000 ; and 5 per cent, floating loans, amounting to £1,832,000, making a total of £9,052,000 to bo converted. Mr Gladstone's Cruise. Loxdox, September 21. Mr Gladstone arrived at Grnvesend yesterday from a yachting cruise ji the Baltic.

AUSTRALIAN.

The San Francisco Mail. Sydney, Saturday. Arrived: Steamship Zealandia, from Auckland, last evening. She anchored in Watuon's Bay for medical examination, and was granted pratique this morning. Earthquake Shocks. Sydney, September 21. Severe shocks of earthquake have again been experienced in the south of this colony. The shocks were most severely felt at Bungedore and Bridwood, and lasted from ten to twenty seconds. Australian Markets. Sydney, September 21. New Zealand wheat remains at 4s 3d, and New Zealand oats 2s 4d; maize has advanced to 3s Id. Sugar Company's No. 1 pieces, per ton, £35. Adelaide, September 21. Wheat is quoted at 4s 9d to 4s 10d, a slight decline compared with last week's prices. The market is steady. Flour has fallen from 5s to 15s per ton. Town brands are now quoted at £10 5s to £11 ; country ditto, £10 to £]0 ss. The market for freights is without quotable change.