ENGLAND.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10000, 27 May 1895, Page 2

ENGLAND.

London, May 24. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Variations as compared _ Price. wi'.h Por last week, cents. fl s. a. 2J Imperial Consols 106 0 0 5/ higher i N.S.W. 113 IS 0 RS/lower 3J N.S.W. 107 0 0 4n/ higher 1 Victorian 106 0 0 Unchanged 3* Vlotorian 101 0 0 6/ higher i South Australian 109 0 0 C/ lower 3} South Australian 101 0 0 Unchanged i Queensland 110 0 0 Unonanged 3} Queensland 102 0 0 Unchanged i New Zealand 111 15 06/ higher 3} New Zealand 104 0 0 Unohanged 4 West Australia 118 0 0 Unchanged 31 Tasmania 101 0 0 10/ higher Mr UobsoD, after visiting Paris and Marseilles, thinks Id would be useless te attempt to open Continental markets for frozen meat, and advocates instead extending the trade in the provinces by direct shipments to Manchester and Glasgow, as London is congested. Despite an idea to the contrary prevailing in the rolonfes, the system of retail distribution in London is absolutely petfeot. During the excitement prevailing on the wheat market one American Bpccnlator bonght and sold 200,000,000 bnahels of wheat. Eight thousand bushels of South Australian wheat (April and May i shipments) have been sold at 27s 6d. | The Rev. Mr Hood Wilson, of Edln--1 bnrg, has been elected Moderator of the Free Chnroh of Scotland. Orton confesses that) while at Wagga II chnm showed him Lady Tiehborne'a advertisement, suggesting that he answered to the description of the missing heir Riven therein. Ont of devilment Orton pretended to be affected to tears, and thna oreated a wrong Impression for the sake of a lark. He thought he had never heard of the Tiohbornes before his chum showed him the advertisement. MrGlbbs, of Waßga, was the attorney who perouaded him to write claiming succession Mr C. T. Ritchie, president of the Local Government Board in the last Salisbury Administration, has been elected unopposed for ti, e seat ot CroydOD, rendered vacant by the resignation of the Hon. S, Herb»;t.

Lord Roaebery informed ft Chamber of Commerce deputation that he hoped shortly to be in a position to announce a satisfactory deolelon upon the Paclßo cable and steamer questions. In order to counteract the operations of the Bimetallic League, a Parliamentary committee is belc# formed to maintain the cold monetary standard.

May 52. Among tbe Birthday honors are the Dames of Mr Snowdon, Mayor of Melbourne, and Mr Onalow, Chief Justice Of Western Australia, who have been knighted.