CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 17 July 1880, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

i LATEST HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. £ (reutep.'s telegram, phr press association) London, July 15. x TJie total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is LI 6,500,000. x New Zealand securities are un- . changed. x New Zealand and Adelaide breads 1 stuffs are quiet at last quotation, r Austi'alian tallow is firm. I July 16. k The Marquis of Hartington, Secretaiy of State for India, made a state- [ ment in the House of Commons to-day, ; in the course of which he said he was of opinion that England should bear a . substantial proportion of the cost of the Afghan war, and that the whole burden should not be thrown upon I India. : A meeting was held to-day, at which . many members of the House of Comi monk expressed themselves in favor of ■ the Bill granting compensation tp Irish : tenants, which had been introduced by i the Government. Calcutta, July 16. ; News has been received from Afghan- ■ ist»n that Abdul Kahman, who was offered the Ameership, has crossed Hindoo Koosh, and is now believed to be on his way to Cabul. Port Said, July 15. The Orient has arrived here after a splendid passage. DIRECT SlLfl B.' (reuter : s telegram per press association. ) Melbourne, July 16. Arrived—Union Company 's s.s. Rotomahana, from Bluff. It has been decided by the Ministry to meet Parliament. Parliament meets on the 22nd inst. It is probable that Mr. P. Lalor, member for Gi-ant, will be appointed Speaker. A vote of -want of confidence is expected to be proposed oin the 27th inst. Much speculation exists as to the probable relations between Mr. Berry and Sir J. O'Shannassy. Sydney, July 16. The Union Company's s.s. Arawata, and the Pacific mail steamship City of New York sailed for, Auckland yesterday. , ■ Hennessy's brandy, bulk, 10s 3d to; 10s 6d. Kerosene, diamond, Is 7hd tp Is Sd pei* gallon. New -Zealand wheat, 4s per bushel New Zealand oats, per 40 lbs, Is 9d to I 2s; maize, per 60 lbs, Is lOd to 2s 2d. Correction.—New Zealand. wheat at Sydney, 3s 9d to 4s per bu'sliel. J ' . Adelaide, July 16. Adelaide wheat, per bushel, 4s 2d to 4s 3d ; flour, ■L9 15s to LI 0 per ton. ; Freights to London, 37s 6d to 40s. King George's Sound, July 16, ; The P, and O. Company's steamer Siam has grounded here. Lightening the vessel to get her off is going on. The officers are held blameless for the ; accident.