BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXII, Issue 7350, 19 September 1884, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

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HONG KONG, Sept. 17.

Intelligence has been receive! here Dial a force of two thousand French troops recently landed at Kimpai and engaged a large body of Chiuew who were defending the place. Heavy fighting proceeded for some time, but the Chinese wow ultimately defeated with loss, and fled from the place, which is now occupied by the French.

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LONDON. Sept. 17

H.M.S. Agamemnon, ironclad, has been ordered to proceed to China to ro-inforce the squadron, under VieeAdmiral Sir William Dowell.

ST PETERSBURG. Skit. 17. The meeting between the Emperors at Skiernicvicx has been concluded, and (heir Majesties have separated. The Emperors William and Francis Joseph have started for Berlin and Vienna rcsjKVtively.

OPERATIONS IN THE SOUDAN CAIRO, Skpt. 17.

Teleprams are to hand reporting that a battle has boon fought near Souakim between friendly Arabs and a tribe of rebel Hadendowas. and that the latter met with a decisive defeat at the hands of the friendlies. The Nile continues to rise, and the first of the steamers intended for the transport of troops, has successfully passed the second cataract at Wady Haifa.

S*pt, 10, nt IS.IA a.m.) CAIRO. Sept. 17.

A despatch from General Gordon, dated Khartoum, August 26, has been received here by telegraph from tho Nubian frontier. The General states that he is awaiting the arrival of British troops in the Soudan, and again requests that Zebehr Pasha may be sent to him, and 26300,000 sterling. General Gordon also announces that he commands the road from Khartoum to Berber, aud that he intends to despatch a force to occupy the latter place in a few days from the date of his despatch.

[Special to Peess Association.]

fEeceived Scr-t. 18, at 10 p.m.J GENERAL GORDON DEFIANT LONDON, Sept. 18. General Gordon reproaches the British Government for causing the present evils in the Soudan, and states that bo intends to burn Berber and 'surrender the Soudan to the gultan of Turkey when the Turkish troops arrive.

The BepuhU<]ue Franoauc predicts that Imperial Federation -will eventually ruin England.

General Gordon has defeated the rebels at Haifieyh. King Leopold of Belgium refuses to ▼eto the School Bill.

The cholera in Naples is gradually Abating.

SHIPPING AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

[Eeutee’b Telegrams.]

[Secern*! Sept. lit. at 1.30 p.m. j LONDON. Sept. 17,

Consols have advanced to 101|

The market rate of discount remains at 11 per cent, or | below the Bank rah;.

New Zealand securities remain at last quotations. The market for Colonial breadstuffs and tallow is unchanged.

At to-day’s auction there was a good demand for heavy sheepskins. CLOSE OF THE WOOL SALES. The wool sales closed to-day with a firm and active demand. The total quantity sold during the series was 320,000 bales; 20,000 have been held over for the next auctions. Port Phillip and Sydney greasy wools have closed at ’d to Id higher than last sales, though they were lately Id to Ud higher. Western Victorian greasy wools closed at id to Id higher, and cross-bred- generally at |d higher than at the termination of the May and June sales. Fleece wools closed firm.

ITBeoeivsd Bej»t. 19, at 12.. V, n.m, | Arrived Ships Waimea, from Napier (June 10), and Supreme*, from Timaru (May 23).

[Special to Peeks Association.]

rßflCCfifdd Sopt. 18, fit 11.40 I r LONDON. Sept, 17

Intending tenderers complain of the delay in deciding the price of the New South Wales loan. . The frozen meat ex Euapehu is realising sd. , , The wool sales have closed with firm rates. A steadiness of pricesbas ieen maintained throughout the sales. Inferior and ordinary wools remain atthe June closing rates; good qualities fivepence and cross-breds generally' a hfff penny to a penny higher; principally home buyers. Three hundred and thirty thousand bales were cataloged. The withdrawals amount to two.ty thousand five hundred bales.

The Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agnjcy Company, Limited, has received tin. following telegram LONDON, Sept. 17. Wool.—Thv gales closed firmly on Sept. 17 at tsj level of last series, except for scoffed, superior combing trashed, superior greasv, medium and inferior greasy, coarse cross-bred,

which have advance! |tl to Id per Ih. The sales comprised about 31 0,000 hales; 21,000 bales have boon hold over for future disjvosal, 14,000 bales have been taken for export. Tallow. —Market flat. Mutton is worth 35s 6d, and beef 35s per cwt. Ijoather.— Market firm. Best sides are worth lUd per lb. Frown Meat.—Market quiet Mutton weighing 701 bto 751 b per carcase is worth 5d per lb.