LATE TELEGRAMS

Otago Witness, Issue 1853, 27 May 1887, Page 21

LATE TELEGRAMS

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. (Reuteb's Telegrams.)

London, May 24. Mr Baird's colt Enterprise, who has completely broken down in training, has been scratched for the Derby, which is run tomorrow.

May 25. Adelaide wheat, off coast, is 6d lower, 37s 6d; Adelaide flour, 255. New Zealand wheat— lowest 335, best qualities 37s 6d.

Australian beef tallow, average quality, 225 ; mutton tallow, 235.

Pabis, May 24.

Since the resignation of the Ministry several attempts have been made to form a new Cabinet, but all combinations proved abortive. M. Floquet has consequently been resummoned by M. Grevy with a view to his again^ accepting office. v It is not expected that the arrest of tw French railway officials at Montreux by the German police will cause a disturbance of the relations between France and Germany. Ottawa, May 23. M. O'Brien, who left this city on Saturday last for Niagara, was mobbed and pelted with stones at Kingston and Hamilton, towns which he visited en route.

Calcutta, May 24. The Duke and Duchess of Connaught started for England to-day in order to attend the festivities in connection with the Queen's jubilee.

(Special to Pbess Association.)

London, May 24. The German Sugar Bounties Bill has been introduced into the Reichstag. It will be strongly opposed, though it is not expected that the attempt to reduce the bounties will be successful.

London, May 25. A disturbance has taken place at Kingston; Ontario, between the supporters of WJ O'Brien, the Irish Nationalist leader, and the Orangemen, during which shots were exchanged.

Despite the pressure of the French press, M. Grevy refuses to summon M. Clemenceau to form a Ministry. It is considered that a Ministry formed by M. Floquet would be unstable, and not pleasing to the Russian Government.

It is reported that a student fired at the Czar on his entering the town of Nova Tcherkask on the 18th inst., but without effect. The would-be assassin was arrested.

The remaining assets of the Oriental Bank have been purchased by a company, who are offering the creditors an immediate 19s 3d in the pound instead of deferred 19s 9d.

The article published in the Figaro by General Le Flo states that in 1874 Germany was only prevented from attacking France by the intervention of Kussia.

The capital of the North Australian Estate Company (Fisher's) has been more than subscribed for.

The latest Derby quotations are : 6t05 on The Baron, 100 to 15 agst Eridspood, 9 to 1 Merry Hampton, 100 to 8 Aintree, 100 to 7 Martley.