BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Southland Times, Issue 3709, 12 May 1880, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

(EEUTER'S TBLBGRiM^E^ F^Esfs i >x . „., ASPQQIATip^.L r ; LONDON, Mat 9. Adelaide wheat, per 4961b5, ex warehouse, 525; flour, per 2801 bs, ex warehouse, 37s 6d ; leather, steady at lljd. At the wq.qJ efjles to-day 12,100 bales wer<i ■ offered,' 'making a: iot'at of; 184,900 catalogued since the opening. Tone pf market was-fintferv^OiL ■■;va :- v-~<>:\ < May 10. '• All the Ministers (with the exception Of Sir Wjip,,, Vepon Jaarcaurt, the

of Commons, have now been re-elected to their respective seats. May 11. An assurance has been received that Austria has no desire to extend her rule to the Balkans.

(SPECIAL TCV.PHE SI^DWEY HERAEft)

LONDON, May 4. The Daily Telegraph, referring to the havaffofces of Russia in" the Pacific, and" the possible consequent, danger to the Australian Colonies, suggests that a strong British squadron should be stationed there, tlie v colonies. paying^, a. -Psr![igo 1 ,- ! pf : . : t|ie , cost. Excitement exists in Hamburg owing to the German Government asking to include that port and city in the Zoll-; verein. The Pall Mall Gazette, under the impression that the late wars have eradicated the opinion that England is careless of the connection of her colonies, declares that now all are unanimous in appreciating the fact that during the recent depression colonial trade compensated England for losses incurred. May 5. A requisition has been presented to Sir Charles Ga^an Duffy, late Speaker of the Legislative Council of Victoria, asking his opinion as to whether the question of colonial defence should now be settled, stating that it would be a triumph for the Liberals to accomplish this. The Gazette believes that the recent application to the Home Government for advice in the Council's .affairs indicates a removal of the ©Id jealousy entertained of the Colonial Office, and thinks that now is a favorable time to impress upon colonies favoring protection the advantage of an understanding on the subject of traffic. Hermstadt, for the North German Government, intends to include Bremen and Halbeck in the ZoHverein. Sir Garnet Wolseley will shortly proceed to India, and succeed General Sir Frederick Haine3. : i