SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6254, 2 December 1881, Page 5

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

BY CABLE. [rkutbu's telegrams.] COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL AND LOSS OF LIFE. London, November 29. The ship British Navy, bound from London to Sydney, while proceeding down the Channel, came into collision with an unknown vessel off Deal. The former suffered severe injury, and sank shortly after the collision. Twenty persons on board were drowned. THE S.S. ZEALANDIA. San Francisco, November 2S. Arrived : The Pacific mail steamship Zealandia', from Auckland (November S), three days in advance of contract time. LONDON MARKETS. London, November 29. Consols, 100i-. New Zealand securities are unchanged. i Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, is 56s ; New Zealand ditto is 525. Adelaide flour is 41s 6d. Australian tallow : Best beef is 38s 3 best mutton is 41s 6d.. LONDON WOOL SALES. At the wool sale to day 8700 bales 1 were offered. A good demand was experienced. London, November 29. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have received the following report:— London, November 29. Wool : The wool sales progress firmly. Home buyers are purchasing freely, but Continental demand is limited. Combing, washed, and scoured have advanced Id per lb. since the close of last sales. Long staple, merino, light, and crossbred have advanced id to Id per lb. New clip : Greasy has advanced Id per lb. since the close of last sales. New Zealand hemp : Fine, worth £32 per ton.