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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3516, 18 August 1880, Page 2

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[reuteii.] CONSOLS. London, August 16. Three por cent. Consols have declined a quarter, and are now quoted at 97|. NEW ZEALAND SECURITIES. New Zealand securities are unchanged at last quotations — viz., 5 per cent. (10.40) loan, 103| : 5 per cent (1889) loan, 103 ; 4| per cent, loan (18791905), 99|. WHEVT. New Zealand wheat, ex ships, quoted at 463., being a decline of one shilling ; Adelaide wheat and flour have also fallen, present prices, ex warehonse, being — whoat, 475. 6d. ; and flour, 355. 6d. TALLOW. Australian tallow ratnaina firm at 345. 6d. for best boef, aud 365. 6d. for best mutton. AUSTRALIAN CItICKETERS. No arrangements have yet been come to for a match between tho Australian cricketers and au All Euglaud Eleven. HOME RULE MEETINGS. Numerous land meetings are being held throughout Irelaud. At a recent meetiug at Kildare, Mr. Dillon, Home Rule member for Tipperary, made several seditious speeches. COLOGNE CATHEDRAL. The cathedral which has been in coarse of construction at Cologne for some time past, is now completed. COLLUSION BETWEEN ABDUL RAHMAN AND AYOUB KHAN. London, August 17. In the House of Commons to-day the Marquis of Hartiugton, Secretary of State for India, in replying to a question Raid he disbelieved in the report which had been circulated of an entente cordiale existing between Abdul Rahman and Ayoub Khan. DEATH OF MISS NEILSON. Obituary : Miss Christine Neilson, the actress. OLD NEWS DISHED UP. Paris, August 15. It now transpires that Gambetta's letter is of old date, and has not beeu recently written, as at first supposed. TURKO-GREEK FRONTIER. UONSTANTINOPLE, August 17. Owing to the Great Powers not consenting to any change of the TarkoGreek frontior, as fixed by the Berlin Conference, the Porto has asked for 24 days' extension of time for the settlement of the question of the rectification of the frontier. RUSSIAN APPOINTMENT. St. Petersburg, August 17. General Melikoffhas been apppinted Minister of Interior.