BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Southland Times, Issue 4793, 16 November 1883, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

I 1 in mi M^^^i- . r 1. [By Eleotbio Telegraph — Copybight.J RBUTBR'S TELEGRAMS. * LONDON, Nov. 13. ';. Consols are at lOlf . ' : The market rate of discount has fallen to 2|,and is now £ below bank rate. New Zealand securities, colonial breadstuffs, and tallow remain at yesterday's Quotations. „' : The wool market is firm, and prices for taoesbreds are a halfpenny to a penny jiigber than at the close of the Bales last jnonth. The arrivals to date for the next auctions, commencing on Tuesday. 20th inst., are 90,000 bales. The total probable quantity to be offered, including bales left over from last series, is 150,000. Nov. 15. A race has been arranged from Plymoath to Queensland between the yacht Vestal and the ship Northern Monarch. The vessels will sail on tbe 24th inst. BERLIN, Nov. 14. ; The departure of the Crown Prince for JMadrid has been postponed until Saturday next. PARIS, Not. 13. Admiral Frauquet has been appointed to succeed Admiral Pandolphe in command of the French naval squadron in the Pacific. Intelligence is to hand from Madagascar that the Hovas, in considerable force, are now occupying" a strong position about seven miles from Tamatave, and prepared .vigorously to resist the projected advance lot the French troops in Antanarivo. CAPE TOWN, Nov. 13. Telegrams have been received from Zululand, announcing that two severe engagements have been fought between several Zulu tribes and the followers of Usibepu, resulting in the rout of tbe latter on both occasions. BELGRADE, Nov. 14. The rebellion in this country is rapidly extending. News is to hand that a most formidable rising occurred at Kruchevatz, near Albinatz, in the south-east of the country, the latter town being now in complete possession o£ the rebels. All the available troops have been sent to the scene of the rising, and au engagement with the insurgents is imminent. An official announcement was made here to-day to the effect that the recent rising at Scenuarika has now been quelled and order restored. (SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION). LONDON, Nov. 14. The rumors in reference to the execution of officials and the advance of the French in Madagascar require confirmation. 1 Sir Arthur Blythe will attend the conference of Agent3-Generai on Friday. The debate on the Criminal Bill has temporarily delayed the work of the session. It has been decided that the late Archbishop Vaughan's body shall be sent to Sydney. The Marquis of Lome, in an article to the Contemporary Review, argues that federation will 'work smoothly providing that no province is too powerful. The Spectator, commenting on the matter, warns Australia that the natural energy of the wealth of Victoria will possibly endanger the success of federation. NOV. 15, At a meeting of the Eastern Extension Australasian and China Telegraph Co., Mr Renter stated that if Australia would secure the Company's present earnings, and also the benefit arising out of the material increase in the business, the Company would be prepared to considerably reduce the present tariff. The Marquis Tseng and M. Ferry met to-day. " The Morning Post, in an article on the Federation of Australasia, asserts that such a step will meet with universal approval. The Transvaal envoys have made a convention based on similar terms to the Sand River Conference. It has transpired that the articles seized as being detonators are only patent burglar alarms. News has been received from Madagascar that the Hovas have offered to negotiate with the French for a settlement of the difficulty. The French have commenced a bombardment of Toni Point.