ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 2919, 31 January 1884, Page 2

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE.

(Per Bubot kic Telegraph. -^-Co jtright. ) [R.EUTJBBV AaENOY.] . [Becoiyed 5 p.m. Jan. 30th.~t . Berlin^ ..Tan, ( 29. The Emperor William he* recovered from fais recent indisposition. ■ London, Jan- 1 29. A communication has been addressed by the Spanish Government to the English Government with a view of obtaining fnfther concessions on Spanish Winep imported into Great Britain. It is expected an additional sum of L 400,000 m gold will shortly be withdrawn from the Bank of England for Australia. ■ ' [Reoeived 8 p.m.,' Jan. SOth.T: Consols have declined I, and: are quoted to-day at 101§. New j Zealand securities remain as follows :— 5 per ' cent 10-40 loan 105, 5 per cent 1889 loan 103fc } 4 Per cent- 1879-1904 -loan, lOif, i per cent inscribed stock lOOi The market rate of disoount has fallen to 2§. The Bank rate ip 3 per oent. Breadstuff's are unchanged. Adelaide wheat, ox store, is worth 445, and New: Zealand ditto 36s to 435. Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, ia quoted at 31s. . .. Australiin'tallbw, fair average quality, beef 89s 6d, mutton 42s Cd. (Special to the Fossa Association.) " ' London, Jan. 28. .' Gordon Pasha has left for Khartoum without an esoort. He takes £50,000 m gold. ;'■' ";■■ r "' " The survivors from the ship City of Luoknow allege that it was while' attempting to avoid another vessel that the oolliflloa with the Simla took place. The relief of the garrison at Sennaar has failed, and El Mahdi, attended by 40,000 of his followers, left El Obeid on January 16»h. ..-,...., Flower* and Ulyett, two well-known orioketers, have joined the English cricketing team whioh visits Australia. The team is a very strong one. ■ A powerful tribe are willing to open tho Souakim- Berber route. Sir Henfcy Parkes, writing to the Pall Mall Oautte, insists on the annexation of New Guinea as' being necessary t& pro!-' vent lawless assaults upon the natives. The Vs.' Guisoa has arrived at Plylnbuth. Her' cargo of mutton, as WttljTai-Vhti shipment of bqtter, is m excellent condition, ■. ■ i „..,.'■ Hi ','". -■- : Tha soulling race. ', between . William Elliott and Oeorge Bubear, oyer tha champion course, was Won by the latter* ■ . The remainder of the crew, of the Simla have been landed at Dunkirk. Af tor the collision an attempt was made to tow the Simla into port, bub without sucoesa. Among her cargo was £4000 worth of ironwork for the Sydney Government. It is reported that ; four hundred thousand sovereigns will be shipped to Australia on Thursday>ext ! ■: -■■■ Jan. 39. The ' Arab Sheiks have summoned Khartoum to surrender.

Gra^t precautions have been taken to protect H-.B.HL' the Prince of V/ales on his journey- from Paddingi.on to Bristol. The Victotian gunboats nail from Porlsraouth on Thursday.