FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS. ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 2918, 30 January 1884, Page 2

FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS. ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE.

(PBREtEOTEIcTBtEGKAIH. — COPYRIGHT.) : ' : ! [Rbotbe's Agency.] : ■" [Received 2 p.m., Jan. 29th:] J ),/■■■. , Paibo, Jan. 28. Colonel Gordon started to-day, for Khartoum to assume the Governorship; of the. Soudan. : ,•/ ; ... London, Jan. 28. Fearsare entertained for the safety of the ohip City of Lucknow, which was m collision with the ship Simla. It is reported'she has been sighted off Deal, but the statement is not yet confirmed; .Latee — Evening. . The ship, City of .Lucknow has arrived safely at Gravesend. All who wore on tjoardrthe Simla have been saved. A fearful hurricane has passed over Englnnd.' and caused immense destruction to property, the havoc m some places being Complete. Numerous wrecks hare occurred on the co&sts, and it is feared some loss of life has resulted. [Received i 0.5 p.m., Jan. 29th.] The Orient steamship Ciizco, from Melbourne, Dec. 14th, arrived 1 at Plymauth to-day, with, v cargo of- ; 4000 carcases of frozen mutton. ,;, ; i The Merchant Shipping and Unider.wricera' Association, report under; date London, January 28th, arrived; 1 ship Dunedin, from Port Chalmers / (left Oct. 26th),' with a cargo' comprising" 8500 carcases of frozen meat. Consols remain at 101% and Now Zealand securities as follows :-^5 per cent 10-40 loan 105 ; 6 per cent 1889 Ipwr, "J<JBJ i 4i per cent 1879-190-1; loan, 101 j ; 4 pep oent inscribed stock, 100. The market ~ for colonial wheat 13 quieter, but steady. Adelaide, ex store, remains at 445, and New Zealand, do, 36a to 425. Adelaide flcur, ex warehouse, is worth 31s. - :; , Tha tallow market is dull. Australian beef, average quality,; is worth, 393 6d ; do, mutton, 42a 6d. .. , Wool is steadier. r jhe new arrivals to date for the next auction amount to 160,000 bales. ..■— ' »/