CABLEGRAMS.

Clutha Leader, Volume VIII, Issue 415, 23 September 1881, Page 6

CABLEGRAMS.

London,. September 13. Consols have advanced to 9IH. New Zealand securities remain at last q notations.

An advance of Is has taken place in Adelaide and New Zealand wheat, the farmer being to-rlay quoted (ex store), at 575, and New Zealand, average quality (ex store), at 555.

Adelaide flour remains at 4ls. Australian tallow : Best beef, 38s 6d ; best mutton, 40s 6d.

At the wool sales to-day 9900 bales were catalogued. The demand is now chiefly for medium and fine qualities. Inferior and faulty wools of all kinds are dull.

September 14. Communications which have lately passed between the French and English Governments in regard to their commercial relations have resulted in an agreement being arrived at that negotiations for the renewal of the Anglo-French treaties shall be resumed at Paris on t\\d 10th inst.

Three per cent, consols have declined one-eighth, to 09. New Zealand securities remain unchanged. The maiket for Adelaide and New Zealand bread stuffe show no change in price.

Russian and German official newspapers are almost unanimous in declaring that the meetings which took place last month at^-Gastein between the Emperors of Germany and Austria, and recently at Dantzic between the Czar and the Emperor William, testify fully to the reunion of the throe Emperors, and afford a guarantee of European peace.

Obituary : General Sir Richard Airey, K.C.B. ; aged 78.

September 15. Three per cent, consols remain at 99. New Zealand securities are firm at latest

quotations,

The bank rats of discount is 4 per cent. ; market, 3 per cent.

The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is L 12,400,000.

Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, is unchanged at 57s ; New Zealand, 58s. Adelaide flour, ex store, 41s. Kauri an m, best-selected transparent, LlO ss. For most descriptions of hides the demand is active.

At the wool auction to-day 8700 bales were ofLred. A firm and active demand was experienced for combing wools. The withdrawals to date amount to 17,000 bales.

The Convention under the auspices of the Irish Land League held its first meeting at Dublin to-day. Over 1200 delegates from all parts of Ireland were present, and were addressed by Mr Parnell, who, in his speech, severely criticised the Irish policy of the British Government, and denounced ths Land Act in strong terms.

September 16

The Irish Land League Convention now sitting at Dublin have passed a resolution declaring the intention of Land Leaguers to oppose any attempt to carry out the provisions of the Irish Land Act until all the prisoners now in custody have been released.

Consols are unchanged at 99. New Zealand securities remain at previous quotations.

The market rate of discount has advanced to 3| per cent.

Colonial breadstuffs are without quotable change.

Australian tallow : Best beef has advanced Is to 39s 6d, and best mutton Is 6d to 42s per cwt.. An active demand continues for most descriptions of hides.

At the wool sales to-day 11,500 bales were' offered. A fair demand was experienced.

Accounts to hand from the Kentish hop-grounds give unfavourable reports of the state of the crop, which has b >en partially damaged by the recent excessive rains.

It has been agreed between the French and English Governments that the pre : sent commercial trea+ies shall be prolonged for a further period of three months from November next, when they would otherwise terminate. In the meantime negotiations will be carried on between. the two Powers with a view to biding about a permanent future understanding in regard to the commercial relations.

£ *• September 17. Consols have advanced to 995. New Zealand securities are unchanged. Adelaide and New Zealand breadstufts are firm at last quotations.

At the wool sale to-day 7000 bales were offered. A fair demand was again experienced.

The Great Powers have sent a collective note to the Porte demanding the earliest despatch of a Commission to Armenia to make provision for carrying out necessary reforms in that country.

The Irish Land League Convention at Dublin have now closed their sittings. The whole tone of the Convention was violently anti-English. At the final sitting it was resolved to submit cases to the Irish Land Coin mission to test the working of the Land Act ; and it was further decided to take measures to protect Irish industries.

S ptember 19. Telegrams received to-day repoi't that hostilities have commenced between the Ameer's and Ayoub Khan's forces. The firing was heard for several hours on Saturday last in the direction of Candahar.

Consols are unchanged at 99f. New Zealand securities remain at the following quotations : — Five per cent. 10.40 loan, 102£ ; 5 per cent. 1889 loan, 1021 . ±\ per cent 1879-1904 loan, 99£. Adelaide wheat, 575, ex store ; New Zealand wheat, ex store, has declined Is — to Cos; Adelaide flour, ex store, remains at 41s.

Australian tallow has advanced 6d ; best beef, 40s ; best mutton, 42s 6d.

At the wool sales to-day 8100 bales were offered. An active demand was experienced for all descriptions.

The Right Hon. W. E. Forsfer, Chief Secretary for Ireland, has refused to grant the general -liberation of the prisoners who are detained in custody under the provisions of the Irish Coercion Act.

Sir Charles Dilke, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in reply to a question, has fully endorsed the expressions of M. Tirard.

> _ Alexajstdbia, September 13. The crisis in this ccmntry lias now ter-

minated. The leaders of the military rising having tendered their complete submission to the Khedive, Cherif Pasha has completed the- formation of a new Cabinet. He assumes the position of President of the Council of Ministers. Haidar Pasha is appointed Minister of Finance, and Mahomed Pasha Minister of War.

September 14. Cherif Pasha, President of the Council of Ministers, has issued a manifesto .setting'forth the programme of reforms proposed to be carried out in Egypt. The manifesto suggests that' the present Euiopean control of Egyptian financial arrangements should be maintained. The Khedive has expressed his approval of the Ministerial programme.

Constantinople, September 14. Five thousand Turkish troops despatched to Tripoli have arrived there, and have occupied the various military positions in that country. Ottawa* September 14. Most destructive forest fires continue to rage in the province of Ontario. In addition to quantities of farming stock, over 1,000,000 dolt, worth of timber has been burnt.

Athens, September 15. Dispatches have been received by Government from the General commanding the forces on the northern frontier, announcing that the Turks have now withdrawn from the whole of the territory in Thessaly which was ceded to Greece in terms of convention, and that the occupation of the extended frontier by Greek troops is now complete.

Paris, September 10. Telegrams are to hand from Tunis announcing that the inhabitants of that city are suffering from a water famine, owing to the recent destruction of the aqueduct by the Arabs.

Further telegrams report that the Bey contemplates resigning the sovereignly of the principality, but the statement requires confirmation.

Later,

Telegrams have been received from Tunis announcing that the necessary repairs to' the city aqueduct have been completed, and the water famine has now ended

September 19. Telegrams state that the rebel Arabs continue to harass the French troops. The Bey has sent a communication to the Powers protesting against the evident intention of France to annex Tunis.

M. Roustan, French Resident at Tunis, is now at this city conferring with the Cabinet in regard to the course to be pursued in view of the present position of affairs in Tunis.

Negotiations on the subject of the Anglo-French Commercial Treaties commenced here to-day. M. Thard, French Minister of Commerce, expressed himself in cordial terms towards England, and as hopeful that a satisfactory understanding would be arrived at.

Washington, September 17. The latest bulletin from Long Branch reports that the President has suffered another relapse, and that symptoms of blood-poisoning have set in. The President's condition is pronounced precarious.

September 19. This morning's bulletin from Long Branch reports that President Garfield has suffered from repeated rigours, and his physicians state that his case is now hopeless. It is feared that his death may take place at any moment.

Evening. President Garfield died to-day at Long Beach.

Calcutta, September 18. Telegrams to hand from Afghanistan report that the Ameer, whose army is posted in a strong position in the neighbourhood of Candahar, is endeavouring to join issue with Ayoub Khan, and with this view is daily engaged in attempting to draw the enemy into a pitched battle. Up to the present time, however, Ayoub has declined to accept the Ameer's challenge, and his troops remain in a state of inaction. The news to hand further announces that large bodies of Cabulese who formed part of Ayoub's force have deserted from Candahar.

Suez, September 19. The Orient Co.'s steamship Orient, which left Melbourne on August 22nd, arrived here to-day. Her cargo of frozen meat is reported to be in excellent condition.

The following messages have appeared in the Melbourne papers, under dates from September 9th to 12th : —

A number of the members of the Conservative party have formed themselves into a Trade Union League. The objects set forth are to obtain the imposition of retaliatory duties on the products of countries whose trriffs are protective and hostile to Great Britain. The formation of an Imperial Customs Union is advocated, to include the Colonies and all other integral parts of the British dominions, so that there would be free trade within the Empire itself. Consequent upon the establishment of the Union, the Colonies would be invited to return members to the Imperial Parliament.

The tropical heat has caused disastrous fires to break out in the forests in the State of Michigan. Tillages have been surrounded and destroyed. Hundreds of lives — including men, women, snd children — have been miserably lost, and the families who are homeless are counted by thousands. Thrilling accounts of the sufferings have been published.

Energetic efforts are being made to secure the success of the proposed exhibition of Irish wool to be held in Dublin. All parties join in the movement. The members of the Land League have subscribed LSOO, and his Excellency Earl Cowper, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, has guaranteed a similar amount.

Tli ere is great excitement in the cotton trade. The Lancashire spinners are organising to secure a stoppage of the mills, with the view of defeating the operations of an alleged cotton trade. An extensive landslip has occurred at Elm, a small town in the mountainous canton of Glarus, in Switzerland. The catastrophe was so sudden that 200 of the inhabitants, nearly one-fifth of the whole population, were overwhelmed with the mass of falling earth and killed.

A sergeant of police in charge of the relieving guard at Washington Gaol attempted to shoot Charles J. Guiteau, the

would-be assassin of President Garfield, by firing at him through the gaol window.

The new docks at Liverpool, which have just been completed, were opened by H.R. H. the Prince of Wales, who was accompanied by the Princess of Wales. They were given an enthusiastic-recep-tion, and the ceremony passed off with much eclat.

A serious collision . has taken place on the Clj'de. One steamer ran into another, and both vessels were- so damaged that they had to be run ashore to prevent them sinking in the fairway: Duelling in the French army has increased so much, of late that the matter is beginning.to; attract the serious attention of the authorities. So large have been the irumber of duels recently between French officers that no less than 80 are suffering from wounds thus received.

Mr A. M. Sullivan,, one of the Home Rule members for the County Meath, has announced his intention of resigning his seat in Parliament. Sir Charles Gavan Duffy will probably offer himself as a candidate for the vacancy. Much jealousy exists in Austria concerning the rapprochement between Germany and 'Russia; Political importance is attached to the meeting, of the. Czar and the Emperor William. ,/JJhe Hungarian Press, commenting on tliis subject, expresses the opinion that an arrangement arrived at between these two powers must be directed against the interests of the Austrian Empire.

The Khedive has issued a decree abolishing slavery in Egypt. A number of slaves have been freed, and no new ones will be admitted, but it is not intended to deprive the holders of existing slaves of tKeir;. property; in them.

The proceedings, o.f the French in North Africa are attracting much attention in Spain, where great jealousy exists as to the ultimate intentions of the former power. A feeling of bittsr ' hostility to France now exists among the Spanish people, who consider that' their Government should assert its claims in the Mediterranean more strongly than it has yet done.

A serious railway accident occurred in the State of Kentucky. A bridge gave way as a train was passing over it, causing a terrible smash. Seven- persons were killed ou the spot, and a numberseriously injured.

The heat in New York during the week ended September Bth has been of a tropical character. There have been numerous deaths, from sunstroke.

The steamer Columbia, running on Lake Michigan, United States, foundered in heavy weather. Of the passengers and crew 15 were drowned.

The Farmers' Alliance, an association devoted to the furtherance of the agricultural interest, has issued a manifesto demanding, on the ground of justica and equity, that a land bill possessing features equally favourable to tenant farmers to those of the Irish Land Act shall be introduced for England and Scotland. The matter is being taken up very warmly by the farmers.