CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9336, 29 January 1892, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN,

[By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright 1 (Special to Peess Association.) TREASURY BILLS. London, January 27. "" (Received January 28, at 7.35 p.m.) The Tasmanian-Treasury bills will not be offered. Holders of rupee paper are exchanging for colonial Treasury bills. ■ THE INFLUENZA. The influenza is very prevalent among the upper classes of the West End of London PRINCE GEORGE. The World says that Prince George of Wales will probably retire from the navy and :marrv Princess Margaret of Prussia. i THE BEHRING SEA DISPUTE. li ha4 b xee-Uaro anged to hold the conference on the Behrmg Sea difficulty in Washington. DEFIANT MINERS. A state of siege has been declared in Bilboa bpain, where the miners are out on strike and are defying law and order. All the miners art mittfcar OWn are Suarded b 7 the police ana FAILURE OF RICE CROPS. The rice crops in Siam have failed. PERSONAL.

January 28. (Received January 2S, at midnight) The Rev. Hong Cheong, who has been suf, fering from influenza, is in a critical conflltlOll.

P,.p f a, r, d finf l ti,LepoChoWSk J has been appointee irretect of the Propaganda. ' The Italian,.German, and Austrian sections of the Church are discussing the claims of the deZof Popen£o. tO Papal Chasr «

(Per Press Association.) MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. London, January 27. (Received January 28, at 10.40 a.m ) The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,892,000 quarters and for the Continent 1,288,000 quarters Dalgety and Co's 44 per cent, debentures arc quoted at 112* ; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company's * per cent., 92£; New ZeamS} d Loan Cm^s per cent., 105 ; Australian and New Zealand 4* per cent.,

The money market is declining owing to plentiful supplies. b Three months' bills are discounted at 1J per cent. 8

The Oamaru waterworks bonds have fallei 10s per cent.

(Received January 28, at 6.30 p m ) Silver, 3s 5Jd. . It is reported that the action of the Glaseow iron merchants hi trying to undersoil the London syndicates will cost the latter a quarter O r a^mlhon sterling. Scotch pig iron has risen to MR SPURGEON. The Rev. C. H. Spurgeon is slightly better. ' THE WOOL SALES. . At the wool sales there is improved competition, and the opening rates are being fully maintained There is a large attendance of buyers, and representatives of American and German firms are particularly eager in bidding. Jhe Cape wool is neglected, and prices offered ror it are lowering. OBITUARY. Sir Oscar Clayton extra surgeon in ordinary to the Prince or Wales and surgeon in ordinarY to the Duke of Edinburgh. Princess Ludovieo. Her death was due to an attack of influenza. ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN. January 28. (Received January 29, at 1.10 a.m.) An unsuccessful attempt was made to wreck the train by which Mr T. W. Russell, member for the Southern Division of Tyrone, was travelling to Omaga, the principal town of the county. QUEENSLAND AND THE BANK OF • ENGLAND; Sir Samuel Griffith's remarks to an interviewer at Adelaide have aggravated the hostile feeling in the city against Queensland, and it is expected that tho colony's Treasury bills will be withdrawn to-morrow. Merchants, bankers, jrokers, and other commercial men in the city are disgusted at the obstinacy of the Government, which seriously prejudices all Queensland interests, and militates against the success of other colonial issues. All colonial stocks are depressed, aud have fallen from -'■ to 1 uer cent. 1 COLONIAL LOANS. The Daily Telegraph advocates tho issue of loans at from 4to per cent, instead of " holo-aiid-corncr" Treasury bills.

THE VIENNA MURDERS. Vienna, January 27. (Received January SS, at 11.40 a.m.) The trial of the Schneiders (husband a wife) on a charge, of murdering a number of domesti" servants, is creating a sensation. The husband, who has confessed his guilt, admits that he outraged threes girls and subsequently mur(H.'ieci them. He js now endeavouring to imnlicate his wife, ■ '