AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 3378, 25 July 1885, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

(Per Electric TeLEQUAPn- Coi'ykk;iit.) (Reuter's Agkn;y.) (Rcooivod 2 p.m., Ju'y 21th.) Melbourne, July 24. Sir Peter Scrarchliy, the High Commissioner of New Gain :, ask3 the "Victorian Government ior a loan of £20,000 without interest, for tho purposes of his administration, the amount to be repayable at some future time. Mr Service, however, has declined to increase the contributioa alroady promised by Victoria, until he has been fully apprised of the intentions of the Imperial Government regarding New Guinea. (Rooaivod 10.20 p.m., Julyilth.) The police authorities have announced their determination to suppress cash betting on tho racecourses within this colony. The announcement has caused considerable comment in sporting circles in Sydney. Sydney, July 24. The Ministry have given an unqualitied denial to the statement of Mr Farnell that the present Administration would hreak up before long. Ministers state there is nothing to warrant such an expression of opiuion as that given by Mr Farnell. The s.s. Triumph arrived last night from New Zealand. New Zealand wheat is at 2a lOd, an advance of one penny ; New Zealand oats remain at 23 Id ; maize, 3s. Sugar Co.'b No. 1 pieces, £26. [Received 1.15 a.m., July 25th. | Adelaide, July 24. Shipping wheat ia quoted at 3s lOd to 49 Id per bushel. Adelaide town Hour, £8 12s. Gd per ton ; country brands, £7 17s Gd to £8. Melbourne, July 24. The following horses have been scratched for tho Melbourne Cup : — Duke of Athol, King of tho Gypsies, and Revenge.