LATE CABLE NEWS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 932, 10 January 1890, Page 17

LATE CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIA.TOIO 1 n\ d in'. Jau nary 7. The Q overrun -*ut Ire m/r<--d to allow the mail to 'cn o Adeoude on Wednesdays. The alteration takes effect in April. .. The money market is very firm. Another increase in the rates is expected. . The R.M.S. Kaikoura arnvod at Plymouth to-day, all well. Her cargo of frozen mutton is in good condition. London, January 8. Sydney butter has realised about 1.5 per cwt. Melbourne butter brought a much lower price owing to the uneven quality. Copper is active at L 52. The Australian colonists residing in London, will entertain Miss Myra Kemble, the Australian actress, who recently made her debut on the London stage, at a banquet. Sir James Fergusson has consented to preside on the occasion. Mr Henry Irving and Miss Ellen Terry propose making a professional tour "of the Colonies. The Union Bank of Australia has declared a dividend of 14 per cent Sixteen thousand seven hundred pounds was carried forward. The National Bank of New Zealand declared a dividend of 5 per cent. Matthew Dawson declares that Narellan, one of Mr White’s candidates for the Derby, is equal to the best of the Derby colts. The dockers are showing resistance (?) to the gas strikers, and money has been promised to block the coal supply, The Commercial Docks and the chief shippers of London are backing the permanent Labourers’ Union with a view to crushing the dockers. Mr Norwood has refused the demands of the men for payment during meal hour. The Dockers’ Unions of London and Hull have quarrelled. Brussels, January 7. The export of coal from Belgium has been stopped owing to the strike at Charleroi.

A large theatre in this city was burned down laßt night. Paris, January 7. The French vintage will be eight million gallons below the average of the last twelve years. Boulanger intends to make de.s perate efforts to carry the Paris municipal elections in May. ' St. Petersburg, January 7. Russia has assumed control over the army of Bokhara, numbering 60,000 men. Constantinople, January 7. It is reported' that in view o£ the attitude of Greece and Sprvia, Mukhtar Pasha vyi 11 be appointed; Cemmandpi’ ofj-' the troops, in Macedonia. ' ' L “ ■'* * January?. Tl ? e p?,g Qf Spain is aeidously unagaip,.' The child is - •* m k’gk oenor Sagasta has failed in his attempt to form a Ministry. Berlin, January 7. The elections for the Reichstag will take place on 6th March. Sydney, January 8. Arrived—Three Cheers, from Auckland. Chickwheat, 2s 2d to 2s 4d ; New Zealand milling wheat, 8s 3d to 3s 4d. Flour —Stone m ikes, L 9 10s ; roller makes, LIO IBs. Oats —Feeding sorts,

Is 10d to 2s 2d New Zealand maize, Ss 2d j bran, 6|d ; pollard, 7d ; potatoes, L2 5s to L 3 15s j onions, L 3 10s to L 4 5s ; butter, dairy makes, 5s to 6d ; separator, 6d to 7d ; factory makes, 8d ; cheese, 3d to 6d ; New Zealand cheese, 5d ; bacon, local make* 3 , hand cured, 7|d ; New Zealand bacon, 9d to lOd ; New Zealand hams, lid to Is. Arrived —Zealandia, from Auckland. Owing to an accident to the machinery, the departure of the Arawata has been "postponed till Monday. The Stock Department will not allow the foxes on board the Zealandia to be landed unless they are Bent to the Zoological Gardens. C. Stephenson, who is matched to row Ilearn, of Wellington, accompanied by Neil Matterson, will probably sail for Wellington on Tuesday next. The Government have approved the suggestion of the stock authori ties that Dr Wilkinson, of Sydney, an expert in bacteriology, who is proceeding to England, be requested to make inquiries as to the alleged discovery of the true microbe of pleuro-pneumonia, and also to visit M. Pasteur and arrange with him for supplies of anthrax vaccine. MelboUßNic, January 8. Arrived—Sarah and Mary, from In vercargill. New wheat, 3s 7d ; old wheat, 3s 9d. Flour is dull ; stone makes, L 8 10s ; roller makes, L 9 10s. New Zealand stout oats, 2s 3|d ; maize, 3s.lid • barley, 4s ; peas, 4s 2d. Adelaide, January 8.

Wheat, farmers’ lots, 3s 2d to 3s 4id; flour, stone makes L 8 15s, roller makes L 9 10s ; bran, lard, 7d. Hobart, January 8. The R.M.S. Rimutaka arrived at 1 o’clock this afternoon, and sails at 4 o’clock to morrow morning for New Zealand. She brings 40 passengers for Australia and 100 for New Zealand. Melbourne, January 8. The annual meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science has been opened, under the presidency of Baron von Mueller. It has been arranged that the next meeting shall be held at Christchurch. Arrived—-Mamari, s.s., from Capetown. Sailed Ashleigh Brook, s.s., for Wellington ; Te Anau, for the Bluff. The insolvencies in this Colony during the past year show liabilities amounting to L 2,200,000, while the assets were set down at L 2,500 ,000. It is estimated that an average of four bushels of wheat per acre has been destroyed by rust. Brisbane, January 8. 'I he floods in the North continue, especially at Normanton. 'I he railway lines in many places are Oft under water. Jn ihe districts affected flour is quoted at LIOO per ton. Hobart, January 8. Arrived —FJeshire, si,, from Capetown.

SPECIAL. London, January 7. Lord Dunraven, speaking at Liverpool, said it was necessary that a Labour Department should be instituted. Legislation might then, be undertaken for the purpose of shortening the hours. The London Unions propose to bo# ■ a convention for the purpose 9,f d'3-i cursing the system of spacing profits recently introduced by some of the large employers of labour. It is asserted that the frozen muttcn shipped from Rockhampton, Queensland, is below the guaranteed quality, and the Smithfield buyers rqp'pdjate j the consignment. Tfi e arbitrator su.p-: ! ports tfien?, Nelson Brothers <jp.D,si|d,er the excellent, Rosebery ia arranging to poo*: no,np the deputation to the P" ihe subject of Lord Sab‘‘' ,_ _erafcion, pending recovery from his xccent attack of influenza. The victims of the Forest Gate fire have been buried. The case against Mr Newton, solicitor, charged with conspiracy in connection with the West End scandals, has been adioumed. Mr Sexton. Lord Mayor of Dublin, states that he would he pleased to welcome the Queen in Dublin, but it might be misconstrued into support of the Government. St Petersburg, January 7. The Russian Government has forwarded a circular to the Powers com-

plaining that the Bulgarian loan of one million, arranged by Prince Ferdinand, is a breach of the treaty of Berlin.