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Evening Star, Issue 8382, 6 December 1890, Page 2

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HOME AND FOREIGN. fßv EutOTßio Tklboraph—OopymoHS ] [Per Press Association.] MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LONDON. December 5. (Reoelved December 6, 1890, at 10.30 a.m.) The Bank of England returns show the total reserve in notes and bullion to be L 16.672.000, being an increase of L 170.000 over last week's returns. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 45.28 per cent. Consols, 96. New Zealand 4 per cent, inscribed stock, 106 ; 3| do, L 94 Is 4d ; three months bills, 3| per cent. South Australian wheat, 38s 6d, and firm; Victorian do, 38s, nominal; New Zealand long-berried wheat, 37s 3d, and firm. Sugar: German beet, 12s 3d, fiat; Java, 14s 9d, flat. No. 1 best Scotch pig iron (f.o.b. on Clyde), 47s 9d. Silver, 3s lljd. A KINGLY SCHOOLMASTER. BERLIN, Degembek 5. (Received December 6, 1890, at 11 a.m.) The Emperor William severely criticises the curriculum of the Prussian gymnasia, and says it will be necessary to decrease the quantity of studies, and make them of a modern character, in order to develop a wider patriotism. THE INDIAN RISING. NEW YORK, December 5. Buffalo Bill declares that he could have captured Sitting Bull (who is heading the Indian rising) without loss of life if the United Stateß Government had not interfered and prevented him from doing so. THE SILVER COINAGE. NEW YORK, December 5. It is reported that Secretary Windom approves of the proposal of the Treasury to buy at market price thirteen million ounces of silver, and that it is his intention to afterwards confine the monthly purchases to the domestic product. PERSONAL. LONDON, December 0. The Countess of Jersey having recovered from typhoid fever, the Earl has left for Sydney. OBITUARY. LONDON, December 5. Baron Huddlestone and the wife of the Right Hon. A. W. Peel, Speaker of the House of Commons. A LITTLE DISAGREEMENT. LONDON, December 5. It was Colonel Andrade and a detachment of 300 armed Portuguese who lowered the British flag at Matacus. On intimation of the affair reaching the agent of the British South African Company a party of police was despatched to the scene, and captured and disarmed the Portuguese. Colonel Andrade is still held in custody, but it is said that he is desirous of coming to terms with the company. It is stated that another armed Portuguese party compelled the Native chief to hoist the Portuguese flag in British territory. INTERCOLONIAL. [By Elrotsic Telegraph.—Copfbighi.] [Pan Presh Association, i THE CABLE GUARANTEE. MELBOURNE. December 6, (Reoelved December Ci, 1890, at 11.30 a.m.) Mr J. G. Duffy, Postmaster-General, agrees to the proposal of South Australia for the treatment of non-contributing colonies to the cable guarantee. It is understood that the South Australian Government requests that New Zealand and Queensland should be jointly asked to pay tho present cable rates so long as they do not participate in the guarantee, or receive or send cablegrams at the reduced tariff, on the understanding that the amount charged on each telegram transmitted be increased at the expense of their respective Governments to a charge equal to the existing rateß. ADELAIDE, December 6. The Postmaster-General for South Australia suggests that Victoria should invite a conference with non-contributing colonies to consider the cable reductions. THE STUDENTS' REVOLT. MELBOURNE, December 6. A court of inquiry into the circumstances connected with the recent revolt among the students at Trinity College has concluded its sittings. The report is to the effect that the Warden committed sundry errors of judgment, but he was not actuated by any deliberate intention to deceive. FIRE IN BRISBANE. BRISBANE, December 6. A disastrous fire broke out in the city early this morning. Benjamin Bros.' warehouse was destroyed, and the premises of Macarthur and Co. adjoining were considerably damaged. Benjamins' stock, which was valued at L 60.000, was insured for L 41.000. The damage to Macarthur's premises and stock is estimated at L 15.000, but this is covered by insurance. PASSENGERS FOR NEW ZEALAND. ALBANY, December 6. Arrived: Britannia, from Plymouth. Passengers for New Zealand: Mr and Mrs Gibson, Mr and Mrs Fawcett, Mesdames Wilkie, Hutchison, Hanmer, Willcock, Misses Wilkie, Hawtrey, Dalgairn, Rutherford, Wallis, Campbell, Howe, Messrs Hanwell, Holdship, Firth, Mason, Nisten, Howe, Patterson, Hanmer, Nelson, Mostill, and Soinger.