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LONDON, October 6. The Bank of England has raised its rate of discount to 5 per cent. The market rate of discount has advanced to 4£ per cent., and the Bank rate is 4 per cent. The market for Adelaide and New Zealand breadstnffs show no change in prices.
Australian tallow — Best beef, 89s. 6d. ; best mutton, 435.
Afc the wool sale to-day, 10,900 bales were offered. Thero was an active demand for all descriptions. The mutton brought per steamship Orient from Australia has realised an average of 6d. per lb. at Smithfield market. The condition of the meat was superior to that of previous shipments.. Obituary— Sir John Karsl'ake, Q.C., aged 60.
CAPETOWN, October 5.
Telegrams received to-day from Pretoria announce that the Volksraad has concluded its consideration of the report of the committee appointed to decide upon the ratification or roj&ctiou of the Transvaal convention, and it has further transpired that, in accordance with orders of the Volksraad, President Krnger has telegraphed to the Imperial authorities in London that it has been decided that the convention is contrary to the spirit of the Lund River Treaty. A protest is, more-
over, made against the provisions^ of several of the clauses of the convention, and their modification is requested.
PARIS, October 5.
It is announced here that in consequence of the increase of the Arab rising in Tunis, instructions have been sent by Government to the French commander to complete the military occupation of the country, with the object of effectually quelling the rebellion.
SAN FRANCISCO," October 5.
The Pacific mail steamship Australia, which left Auckland on the 18th September, arrived here yesterday.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume II, Issue 156, 7 October 1881, Page 2
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