BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Southland Times, Issue 8094, 24 August 1885, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[By Eleotbio Telegraph— Copyright. J (REUIER'S TELEGRAMS). LONDON, Aug. 21. Prime New Zea'and mutton averages 4£d per lb. I Tho total quantity of wheat afloat for j tho United Kingdom is 1,800,000 quarters, I or 40,000 quarters l^ss than last week. ' Alelaidf, 34* ; New Zaaland, 28s to 345. \ Tallow — Best Australian beef, average j price, 27s ; mutton, 29s per cwt. j Best sides Australian leather lld per Ib. I Hops- The recent unfavourable ac- j count* of the English crops are borne out j by later advices, and the foithcoming yield is expected to be both very short in quantity and extremely inferior in quality, Aug. 22, The Orient Co.'s R M.S. John Elder, en route for Australia, has been detained at Fort Said, owing to a Blight accident to htr machinery. She is expected to resume the voj age in about five days' time. The bulk of the frozen meat per ship Mataura, from Napier, has been examined and found to be in good condition. NEW YORK, Aug. 22. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the New York Herald confirms the statement that Russia has waived her claim to the occupancy of the Zulfikar Pass. MADRID, Aug. 22. The action of Germany in regard to tbe Caroline Islands has caased great excitement in this city, and an Anti-German feelmg is rapidly growing into existence, Diplomatic tension between the two countries is so great at tbe present time tbat an open rupture id menaced. CAIRO, Aug. 21. News is to hand that the garrison of Kassala has made terms with the besieging Aiabs, and the investment of the town has been discontinued. PARIS, Aug. 21. The cholera is spreading at a most alarming rate in Marseilles and its vicinity. The death rate ia now very large. (SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION). LONDON, Aug. 21. The German Government are protesting against Spain sending a man-of-war to occupy Uap, one of the Caroline Islands. Tho Tariff Committee of tha Internar tioaal Telegraph Conference hava approved of the revised scheme by Germany of a uniform charge for telegrams throughout Europe. The German representatives are also making efforts to reduce the rates to India and, Australia, which promise to be successful.

The German Government are making offers to examine the Spanish claims to the Caroline Islands, and it is expected thai tha matter will be referred to arbitration.

Sir Harry St. George Ord, G.0.M.G., has died suddenly in Germany, la 1877 he Was Governor of Western Australia, but retired towardß the end of 1879,

A Lind Corporation of Western Austra"lia> with a oapital of IUOO,OOO, has beeft registered. Ilis expected that tbe £buth Australian G-dvernnient vvill be obliged to reduce the telegraphic charges on the Port Darwin line by one shilling to the public, and Press messages by fourpence. Tbe companies interested fear that the reduced rate will cause a reduction in their income of one-fourth.

The wheat market is languid and owners are, storing, awaiting better times. Latest quotations are, ex warehouse, 35s 61; ex chip, 35i ; latest off-coast cargoes, 340. Forward shipments are unsaleable. The weather is very stormy