HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8004, 18 June 1894, Page 2

HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Received Juno 16, at 10 20 a.m. Berlin, June 15. I3y an oxplosion in a colliery in Silesia 150 miners were killed.

Received Juno 16, at 10 45 a.m. London, June 15. The weekly returns of the Bank of England, published to day, show the total reserve in notes and bullion to be L 29,728,000, the proportion of reserve to liabilities beiug 70"G2 per cent. Consols, 101 (ex intorest). Three months' bills aro discounted at 1^ per conb. New Zealand 4 per cenb inscribod stock, 109 ; 3£ per conb ditto, 101 \. Now Zoaland long-borried wheat, ex warehouse, 25s Gd, firmer. Adelaido whoab, 25a 9d ; inarkob firm. Victorian wheat, 25a 3d j market fir.r-er. New Zealand frozen mutton — First quality, 4^d por lb ; second quality, 3jjil. Lamb — First quality, 4£d, The hemp inarkob is quiet, the article being in small demand, Oue hundred and twenty five bales of Wellington hoajp, of fair quality, sold at LI 5 10s. A cargo of Victorian wheat sold at 23s Bd. Svgar — Best German beeb, 12s Gd. Java, 14s 6d, 6rmer. No. 1 best Scotch pig iron, f.o.b. in Clyde, 425, firm.

Received Juno 10, ab 1.30 p m Cairo, June 15. The Khedive has abandoned his iti* tentipopfvisiting England.

Bbhmn, June 15. A mine in Silrsiu itu^'it (ire, mid ito it is feared tli-ib 200 rnon includi ng membnrri of tlio rescue parties, have ineb thotr fa to.

Washington, Juno 15. The Senate, by 37 to 29, rejected a mortem to reatore the M'Kiuley rate on wool. Other proposals with regard to wool duty are before the Senate, and the debate is continuing.

London, June 11. The motiou for tho second rending of the Deceased vVifw'a Sister Bill was negatived iv tho House of Lords by 129 to 120.

Ottawa, June 15. The opening of the Conference has been postponed till the 26th inst. Tho Hon. N. Fitzgerald, one of tho Victorian delogates, is lying ill »t Vancouver. Other two representatives of tho colonies luvo stayed behind wibh him, and will probably Btart on Sunday, arriving aO Ottawa ou tho follow ing Saturday.