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Timaru Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 3286, 9 April 1885, Page 3

ENGLISH CABLE.

(PER EtEOTBIcTIStEGRAPH— CoFTKIGHT.J [Bbdteb's Agency.] {Received 1.5 a.m., April 9th.) Paris, April 8. A telegram ha 3 been received from M. Patemoire, the French Minister m China, announcing that the Chinese Government are gratified at the conditions of peace with France drawn up by him. M. Brisson, the new Premier, declared last night m the Chamber of Deputies that Government would insist on the fulfilment of the Treaty of Taein, and failing a satisfactory result to the negotiations now m progress, war would be vigorously prosecuted. The balance of the credit of 200,000,000 francs for the military expenditure m Tonquin, towards ■which 50,000,000 have been already voted, was passed by the Chamber of Deputies last night. London, April 8. The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by Prince Albert Victor, left for Dublin last night. Three per cent consols are at 98 J. The market rate of discount has been reduced to 2i per cent, and is now I per cent below the Bank rate. New Zealand securities remain at yesterday's quotations. Colonial breadstuffa are unaltered. Tallow— Australian of average quality, beef 31s ; ditto mutton, 335. Hides are unchanged. (Special to the Press Association.) (Received 1.5 a.m., April 9th.) London, April 8. Obituary— Edward Yogel von Falckenstein, the celebrated German General, aged 88 years.