CABLE MESSAGES

North Otago Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6110, 24 July 1886, Page 2

CABLE MESSAGES

LATEST -BOMfiiA FOREIGN By kticriio Teiectea**. — Copybicbt. KJEUTER'S TGrCOBAUS, Received July 23, at 1.15 p a. I oirooHr, July 23. Sir Ounliffe Ow^n hei submitted to the Comrriissione: proposals £.jv the establishment of a Colonial Museum in London, but the nature of the. ssheme has not jet been divulged. In uhe Crawfbrd-Bilke divorce suit, Oapfia ; a Forster lisa giv a a c : de\ce admitting that ha bad cou-ni: ri adultsrv with 'he responden , M-a Crawford. The evidence, oa loth siuea has now closed. During tbe adfi>e3s to-day by counsel for r^titioner, Sir Charles Dilke three Lixncs iaterrupted, md protestsd encrgefcic^llj aga : nst statements made by tbe court^el ?t to iiil (Sir Cbarlei') alleged adultery, fteoeivrd July 23, at 8.50 o.m Capetowk, July 22. The Himutak*, from Plymouth [July Grd), left to-day for Port Chalmers. London, July 22. IS ew Zealand securities and console ire unchanged. The bnnk rate of discount is 2J >er cent, and the market rate I£. The weekly returns of tbe Bank of EJngland, published to-day, show the otai reserve. in notes and tbulliont bullion to

te LI 1,500,000, tht proportion of reserve to liabilities being £0 per cent. The steamibip Orient, from Melbourne (June 11), arrived fo-day.

AUSTRALIA!*, BT EIKOTMO TELEGRAPH— COPTBiaiT. ElUrß&'fl TEHtaBAMS, Keotivtd July 23, at 1.15 p.m. Hobakt, July 23. A« the express train from Launceston wu last night crossing Bridgewattr, , about 12 miles from thii city, the swing bii<sge opened, and the engine fell and got jammed against the buttress. This prevented the carriages following, but the tender turned topty turrey and dropped into tb» riror. The fireman and another person are musing, and are supposed to hare been drowned, f Uto«lr«d Jalj S3, at 8 50 p.m Stdhst, July 23. , Sir John Robertson ii suffering from • a lerere attack of illness. ! The Government hare under con ' sideration the proposal to hold an International Exhibition" to celebrate the centenary of the foundation of the colony. The Wakalipu, from Wellington, „ai rived this evening. The Wairarapn Bailed for Auckland this afternoon. New Zealand wheat, 4s Id pel , bushel ; New Zealand oaM, 2s 6d pei j bushel ; maize, $* id per 561b. Sugai n unchanged,