CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7191, 4 March 1885, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[liV BIKOTKIO TILKOBAPH—COPIBiaHT,] (Rkutbk's Teleqbahb,) London, Maroh 2. (Received March 3, at 11 a.m.) It is announced that the Government will hasten the passage of the bill for the redistribution of seats, and as coon as it becomes law Parliament will be dissolved. All the army establishments in the Kingdom are being increased, in view of Afghan and other contingencies, (Received March i, at 1 a.in.) Consols have declined to 98-i. The market rate of discount has fallen to 3%, and is now § below the bank rate. New Zealand securi- | ties :—5 per cent. 10-40 loan, 104J; 5 per cent. 1889 loan, 103 ; 4-£ per cent, inscribed stock t 99J, Colonial broadßtuffs and tallow are unchanged, (Received March 3, »t 9.40 p.m.) The cargo of mutton, comprising 14,000 carcasseß, ex steamship Tongariro, from New Zealand, has been placed on the market in good condition. The evidence which has been given at the hearing of the charges against Cunningham and Burton, suspected dynamitards, connects the prisoners with complicity in the attempted outrage at the London railway terminus last year. Nkw York, March 2. (Recelvod March 8, at 11 a.m.) General Grant is suffering from cancer in the tongue, and his case is considered to be hopeless by bis medical attendants. Hongkong, March 2, (Received March 3, nt 9.40 p m.) News has reached here that the French fleet is engaged bombarding Chintai {sic), and has blockaded the approaches to Ningpo, one of the treaty ports. Sfeoial to Pbshs Association.) London, March 2. (Received March 3. at 11 a.m.) The following vessels will form the German squadron in the Pacific: The Stosch, Marie, Albatross, and jHysene. They will be under the command of Commodore Paschen.