YESTERDAY'S CABLES

Southland Times, Issue 10056, 5 January 1889, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S CABLES

[United Press Association — By Elec tbjo Tkleqrapij— Copyright] . LONPX)N .Jan. I. The total quantity of wheat arid fl in ! afloat for the United Kingdom is.2 272,000 quarters, and for the Continent 404,030 qoartersi;i^l ! he^Ai%riciin«-vii.ible.'W iieatsupply is 38,3,75,000, iftishi'Js. An A^struHah.ioffrOoast carj/'o Of wh<-at has t»e«n sold at froin" 39s tv 39-* 6 . Flonr (ox store) is -qti.Qted.atf rom 28s 61 t0r29«.^;.H.-— .^-j-- ■.-. Tie. LIOO 15*; copp.r, (Chili bars), LBB 5« ; galvauiaed' iron' (Orb brand), Ll7 ;« leather, 9^ to lOd. ; - Jan. 3. R -lief crews have been ordered for ~H.M;S. Royalist, Opal', ■' It-web, Dirt, at>d Palutua, now on the Australian btation. h-- ; :-- : BERLIN, Jan. 3; • The .Emperor; William-has conferred the Order of tbe Black Eaglo^oh .Von Puttkam ruer, _ formerly." Vke • president^ f nf ;■.., tfie Frqesian Council and Minister oi tbe Interior. „,, , .;, .,". ZANZIBAR, , Jan. 3, Tbe Arabs made a determined Attack jon .TJar el'Salarb, one of the starting, places of c.ravana for tlie interior and the great lakes. After heavy fighting, which lasted some hours; they were repulsed. ; | Many..pf ,the crews, of tbe . German squadron now operating on tbis coast are suffering severely from fever. SAN FBANgiSCq, ; 2i The -total eclipse of. the: ann yesterday was well observed at tbe Californian stations. Tlie' intro-Mercarial planet was .not seen. _ MELBOURNE, Jan. 4. -■'■'"■ Duiing tbe floods in.' the Gißtiemaine district ma)Sy b6ußCß'were ; washed away. The occupants, W;bo had a narrow escape for their lives, had to take refuge io trees. Mr Fitzgerald, brewer, Winters Flat, was flooded, and it is estimated that th*- damage -will amount- :tOr=L10;000.--;' -T;ne*@ampa*pe v river rose. 23feet, but is-now falling. \ '"' PERTB,, Jan; 4. The Imperial Gdvißrnoieot bavia' ordered the Executive. .Coun^l to, determine' the merits vof tlaa'l pe'lwi'tri " or ' the Wast Australians newspaper impugning- C lef Justice OosVwV.mpa'M a i'yV It is conßidered.lierethatthb; floTri/j .Government liave practically" ordered Ceief Justice Oqsldw to belried- by bis eneuiijßj./ j . . ••; BRISBANE, Jan. 4; The drought is heiog severely felt in New Guirioa,^ahd r tlfere -is a^w-arcity of food; It is ariticipa.ted that alatbine will result. during' the year.' . . "'.-.V 'A Cingalese named 'Peter Bas been '.murdered at Charters Tower*, ami rtwo persons supposed to be connected with the crime have been arrested. . r . ... „ , Ap^l/AIDE, Jan. 4, There is an alarmtbg spread of ihecodlin moth among the orchards.