BRITISH AND FOREIGN

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3332, 6 December 1883, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

[ Btßlectric Telegraph—Copyright.] [Reuter’s Agency.] [Received Dec. 6, 1883, 1 a.m.] Commercial. London, Dec. 4. Consols remain at 100£, ex div. New Zealand securities are at yesterday’s quotations. The wheat market is unchanged. Adelaide, ex store, is at 465; New Zealand do, 38s 6d to 43s 6d. Adelaide flour, ex store, is worth 325, Australian tallow—Best beef, 39s ; best mutton, 435. The catalogue at to-day’s wool sale comprised 9700 bales. The market continues firm. New Guinea Exploration* An expedition sanctioned by the Eoyal Geographical Society is now being organised for the purpose of exploring New Guinea, and is expected to start at an early date. The French in Madagascar. Telegrams to hand from Zanzibar re port that the bombardment of Malagasy coast towns has again been resumed by Admiral Galliber, and that French war vessels have shelled several places on the north and south coast of Madagascar. The Poet Laureate’s PeerageThe report current yesterday that a peerage was shortly to be offered Mr Tennyson is now confirmed. Zululand. Capetown, Dec. 4. News is to hand from Basutoland to the effect that the native tribes have agreed to accept Imperial rule, and that the chiefs have rendered submission to the British authorities. Shipping. The Merchant Shipping and Underwriters’ Association under date London, December 4th, report the arrival yesterday of the steamship Fenstanton, from Lyttelton (left October 10th), with a cargo of 8000 frozen sheep.