LATE TELEGRAM.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 6515, 5 December 1887, Page 2

LATE TELEG RAM.

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Received Deoemter 6, at 1.0 s,m. Adxlaidk, December 4. Arrived— Orient Company's Orient from Plymouth (Nor. 4tb). Among her paiaengera ia the Marquis of Norauuby. Tbe passengers booked through for New Zealand ports are : Mr and Mrs Wright, Misses Wright (2), Messrs Gleem andTosawill. Paws, November 3. The first ballot of the National Assembly in the •lection of a president, vice M. Gravy, resigned, resulted ia M. Sadi Carnot Itadiog M. Ferry and M. de Freyoinet by a large majority. Thereupon the last-named candidates withdrew in favor of the former, who securing 616 votes, | was elected. M. Sadi Carnot was Minister of Finance in tbe

bat Freyoinet Cabinet The election ef

averting the threatened disorders. On Friday evening the streets were thronged by turbulent erowda, who clamored ajfainst the return of M Ferry to the vacant post. The mob was principally compoeaidef Anarchists who aaeaile4 the mounted guards \n.\ „ Place de |la Concorde, The guarda, drawing tlkeir tabrea, charged the crowd, aod » number of persona were knocked down and trampled upon in the confusion which resulted. Lokdoi-, December 3. It is reported that Sir J. B. Th«reton will smsoeed Sir Obarlet Mitchell, as Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, the Utter to recteive promotion. THE HOME WOOL MARKET. At to-day's wool sales 9000 bales were submitted at auetiew. The market wasi steady. The present aerie* of colonial wool aaottons closes on the 10th instant.