CABLEGRAMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7223, 11 April 1885, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Bl EIKOTSIO TEHTQBArH—COPIBIOHTi-]

(Ksuraa's Teleqeamb.)

London, April 9.

(Rocelred April 10, at 9 40 p.m.)

The bank rate of discount remains at 3s, and tha market rate at 2£ per cent. The Bank of England weekly returns show a total reserve of notes and bullion of £16,200,000, a reduction of £300,000 during the past week. The proportion of the reserve to liabilities has risen to 47 per cent. New Zealand securities remain at last quotations. Colonial breadstuffs—Adelaide wheat (ex store) has advanced by Is, and is now at 37s per 4961b. Adelaide flour (ex store) has improved by Cd, and is now at 2Gs per 2801b. Tallow—Australian average quality remains at 31s 6d for beef and 333 for mutton.

Wool.—At today's auction a firmer tone prevailed. Ten thousand four hundred bales have been offered since the opening of the series, and 22,000 bales have been withdrawn from eale, out of a total of 169,800 catalogued. The Australian mails par Mesaageries Maritimes' s.s. Caledonien, from Melbourne (Feb. ruary 28), were dolivered to-day via Marseilles, Arrived: Ada Melmoro, from Port Chalmers ; Glonmore, from Wellington; Euterpe, from Napier. April 10. (Received April 11, at 130 a.m.) The Prince of Wales, who has been on active member of the English Royal Commission on housing the working classes, has paid a visit to the slums of Dublin in order to ascertain the condition of the lower quarters of that city by personal observation.

Rome, April 9. (Rocoivod April 10, at 2.40 p.m.)

His Holiness the Pope haa been seriously indisposed, but ia now making good progress towards recovery.

(Special to Pbesb Association.) London, April 9. (Received April 10, at 11 20 a.m.) The French paper Bcsphore Egyptienne says it is supposed that M. Floquet will succeed M. Henri Brisson as President of the Chamber of Deputies.

The Chinese troops will evacuate Tonquin on May 16, and the French blockade will be raised to-morrow.

(Received April 11, nt 0.80 a.m.)

A great Indian rising is feared in North' west Canada.

INTERCOLONIAL,

[BY KIBOTKIO TeLEGBAPH,—GOPXBiaHT.].

(Kbuthb's Tjjlegeamb.s

Sydney, April 10.

(Received April 10, at 9.45 p.m.)

New Zealand wheat has advanced to 3s 63, and New Zealand oats to 2a 2J. Maize has declined to 3s. Sugar—Company's No. 1 pieces remain at £26.

Private telegrams to hand announce the arrival of the New South Wales contingent at Handoub, all well.

: Hauroto, for Wellington today, Launceston, April 10,

(Received Apr!! 10, at 2.40 p.m.)

Bank notes of the value of £2000 have been found in the bush near the scene of the robbery of the branch bank of Tasmania at Beaconsfield in July last.

Bbisbane, April 9. (Received April 10, ul 2 40 p.m.)

A convention is now sitting hero to discuss tho question of the separation of Northern from Southern Queensland. All tho delegates present are representatives of the northern districts.