FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 2799, 12 September 1883, Page 2

FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE. (Per Electric Tfleorapu.— Copyright.) [Reuter's Aokncy.l I Received 1.15 p.m., Sept. 11th.*] London, Sept. 10. Telegrams to hand from Switzerland stato that the Misses Booth, daughters of "General" Booth, of the Salvation Army, have been expelled from Carlesworth (sic). The Marquis Taint.', the Chinese envny, has returned to London from Paris, where he his been negotiating with M. Cliallemel Lacour, the French Minister of War, for an amicable settlement of the Franco-Chinese difficulty. [Received 10 p.m., Sept. llth.J The P. iinfl O. Company's steamship Siam, from Melbourne (left July 17th), arrived at Plymouth to-day. Consols have advanced to lOOi. New Zealand securities remain at last quotations. Tho market rate of discount has fallen to 3 per cent. ; the Bank rate is 4 per cent. Tho wheat market continues dull. Adelaide -wheat ex store, 47s ; New Zealand ditto haa fallen Cd, and is now quoted at 4-is Cd to 40s. Adelaide flour ex store remains at 335. The tallow market is unchanged. Australian, best beef, 40a ; bast mutton, 41b. The catalogue of to-day's wool sale comprised 12,500"£bales. A fair demand was experienced. Paris, Sept. 10. It is announced that M. Patenotre has been appointed to succeed M. Tricon as French Minister m China Capetown, S.-pt. 10. Intelligence has been received from Natal thnt Dabulnazi, a prominent Zulu chief, and one of the leaders m the rpc u nl hostilities, has been arrested at Greytown, m Natal. |