CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 23 July 1880, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

LATEST; HOME AN^OEMGN/NEWS;, JREUTER'S PRESS ASSOCIATION) ; Lokdon, July 21. Consols are at 9S|. s New Zealand secusities show a further decline and are now quoted as follow: 5 per cent. 10-40 loan 103£, and 5 .per .cent. .1.889 loan 103. Adelaide a.nd New Zealand breadstuff's Continue quiet and unchanged in -price. Australian tallow, continues firm at last quotations. * ; _'. .j The tenders for the Hobart Town loan |of LIOO,OOO, at 5 per cent., amount to four times the sum required, and ajre at satisfactoiy prices. j Paris, July 22. A (French Military Commission has been | apppmtgdr= to, imderfcakq-the reorganisation of the Greek army, and its members will shortly proceed to Athens to commence their duties. -,, Calcutta, July 22. A durbah was held to-day, a,t which it was announced that the British Government would .recognise the Ameership of Abdul Rahman at Candahar. - •'* ! 1 v - ; -■ c '-iPEkliir; July 22. - It; is reported that.England intends inoreasing the Britisli "fleet in the' China Seas,! which it 'is believed will be the means of averting, war between Russia and Chiiia. t -! REOT * IvIAN -S T BWs :' (REUTER ! S^ELEGRAM : PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) "' : t ' MELi3bURNE, JTuly 22. When' Parliament' ' opened to-day, Mr. Lalor, ' member for Grant, yras .elected Speaker, on "the motion of' Mi - .' Berry, seconded by Mr. Gaunson, member for ; Ararat-": , ; .Mr.Berry and the Premier; notified; that . it ; ; had been agreed to. adjourn ; the vote of want of confidence debate until Jo-morrow. . . Sydney, July 23. A; fire broke out in' the Victoria Theatre, Pitt-street, shortly . after the performance closed last night. It soon gained suoh .a. hoicLJhat all) efforts to .extinguish it failed, and the building was ; completely destroyed. No lives were; lost, and the buildings; adjoining the theatre' were only slightly injured by the .fire. i' r u-:,. r <>