TELEGRAPHIC.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1583, 1 April 1887, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(FROM OCB OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

t Dunkdin, this day, 11 a.m. } The Governor and suite left for Wellington by the Hinemoa last evening. The first ram and ewe fair was held at Tahuna Park yesterday, under the auspices of the Agricultural ami Pastoral Association. There were few buyers, and not many lots chanted hards. Leicester ! rams were bought for from £2 downwards. Poor j prices were realised for sonthdowns. ( The vital statistics for ihe quaiter ending yesterj day are—Births, 562; marriages, 109; deaths, 168. j For the corresponding quarter last vear the births . were 409. mairiai.es 102 and deaths 154. The value of the Melbourne (up is increased to j £2500 and 100 guinea trophy. I Isaac Herman, bankrupt,'Christchurch, has been j sentenced to three month*' imprisonment with hard labor for not keeping proper books. At the annual meeting of the Accident Insurance Co. (Dunedin), it was resolved to hold a meeting with a view to winding-up the company. It is reported that another attempt has been made on the Czar's life. At the meeting of the Harbour Board yesterday, the question of reducing the port dues was referred to the Finance Committee. The Chairman denied that the present excessive charges caused the direct steamers to pass the port. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Crmnany have received this following cablegram from their London office, under date 29th March : "Since the opening of the sales the market has been slightly steadier. In coarse crossbreds the market is firmer; faulty lambs are easier. The continental demand is good, but Home trades are purchasing sparingly excepting crossbreds." STAR CABLEGRAMS.

London, March 29. Tlie Board of Trade enquiry into the cause of collision between the Kapunda and Ada Melore was concluded to-day. The certificate of the captain of Ada Melmore was suspended for two years, and the captain of the Kapnnda was acquitted. It is stated that the tender of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, for carriage of Australian mails betweeu Victoria and Entlaud for eight years, at annual subsidy of £160,010, has beeu accepted by the post office authorities. March 31. At the colonial wool sales good competition is being shown for all classes. At to-day's sale a catalogue of 11,200 bales was offered. In the House of Commons List night, the debate on the Irish Crimes Bill was resumed by Mr Gladstone, who declared that the Bill, instead of being a palliative, would aggravate disorder in the country. He considered the removal of venue of Irish trials was an insult to the Irish people. Melbourne, March 31. A statement is published here, showing that the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. is losing at the rate of £30,000 per atinrm by the reduction made last year in telegraph rates between Europe and Australia.