CABLE TELEGRAMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1191, 26 September 1874, Page 10

CABLE TELEGRAMS.

London, September 9th. The Government of New Zealand have announced their temporary withdrawal from the San Francisco aud Singapore mail serV1< Sir 11. K. Storks and Lord George Manners are dead. Spain, September 10th. The Marquis de La Lerna has been appointed Commander of the Army of the "he defeat of Frigcarda has greatly discouraged the Carlists, who were also repulsed inArrag ° n> Sept. 11th. The Berlin Ministerial Journals state that the incident of the Carlists firing on the German gunboat at Gutaeria is of no conseterrible collision occurred on the Great Eastern Railway ; 19 persons were killed and 90 injured. Sept. 12th. In the wool market prices have been well sustained, scoured maintaining a favourable position. 156,000 bales have been sold. It is expected that present prices will continue till the close of the sales. Wheat ouotations remain unchanged. Copper \s firm, with hardening prices : Straits £92, Australian £90 to £91. 343 bales of New Zealand flax were offered, but the chief part was withdrawn, holders wanting from £19 to £20 per ton. The Torres Straits mail arrived off Townsville on September 14th, and brings the following items of European, news ;— Mr Disraeli has stated that Fiji will probably be annexed. A settlement of £15,000 a year has been voted to Prince Leopold. The Prince of the Astunas will probably be proclaimed King of Spain. All Spain is declared to be in a state of siege The P. and O. Company will surrender £20 000 per annum of subsidy for permission to pans with the mails through the Suez Canal. . The Duke of Richmond has given notice that he intends to abolish betting forthwith on the Goodwood course. A baronetcy has been conferred on the Lord Mayor of London. Advices from Singapore state that agrarian outrages have been perpetrated in Ireland. A large amount of Australian gold has arrived. Money is easy. It is reported that the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank has recommended a dividend of 7 per cent. New Zealand fives, 104 to 105. South Australian sixes, 117 to 122. Victorian sixes, 115 to 117. New South Wales fives, 1888 to 1892, 107 The' Home markets show little change.