British and Foreign Telegrams CABLE MESSAGES

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8763, 26 April 1890, Page 2

British and Foreign Telegrams CABLE MESSAGES

Bj t'lertnc Telegraph. — United Press A swcialion Copyright — 'x'ecewed 26,4190. — 3 SO p.m.

N.Z. SHIP 3 ARUIVRD HOME. London, April 25. Arrived : Jessie Headman, from Port Chalmers (January 18) ; Rangitikci. from Port Chalmers (January 18); Himalaya, from AVellington (January 1:5) ; Magnat, from Lyttelton (January 4V. Miltiiules. from Lyttelton (January IS) : Wendur, from Lyttelton (January lVi) : Morning Light, from Auokland (January 4) : Wave Queen, from Bluff f December 19) : Rookwood. from Timaru (December 18). SHIP ON FIRE. Tho ship Winifred, whiclrleft Wellington, for London, on January 14th, and had to put into Bahia, on the Brazilian coast, iv order to extinguish lire in the hold, has had the necessary repairs effected, and the voyage has been resumed. 416 bale.- of wool and ilax were damaged. The wool was condemned. 396 bales of Ilax were condemned, and will be sold at Bahia. MOMKY MAbKET HARDENED, The large prepayment of the Victorian loan has hardened the money market. NE - ZEALAND FLAX. New Zealand flax is quoted as follows: Hemp. «ood to medium quality, £22 15s to £23." T'K! *X OV SILVRB. Bar silver has advanced to os lid per ounce. CULTIVATION 7 OV SHAL FIBRF Information has been received here to the t'lteot that the Governor of the Bahama Island* has >et apart 130.000 acres of land iv those inlands for the cultivation or si-sd libro. DILLON ON IBIS i LAND PURCHASE 2 1J ILL. 3lr Dillon .-ays the time will probably come when a number of the direct tenants to the Government will repudiate their indebtedness. B'Jl'OrtEßS • S"MK>. let (J UcAGO. Xew York, April 25. Fifteen thousand butchers in Chicago have threatened to strike unless the hours of labor are redneed to eight per day.