ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3552, 16 February 1886, Page 2

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE.

'?e& Electric Telegraph— Copyright.) (Reuter's AaBNCY.) . (Received 1.45 p.m., Feb. 15th.) London, Feb. 13. The first of the series of colonial wool auctions closed to-day, 240,000 bales being sold nnd 40,000 were held over for next auctions. The prices show an all ronnd decline. Greasy wools generally are about a halt-penny to a penny below last sales, inferior sorts being about a penny lower. Fleece wools show a decline of a halfpenny to a penny, while scoured wools have dropped quite a penny. Crossbreds are also cheaper, fine sorts having declined about a penny and coarser wools a halfpenny per lb. (Received 7.10 p.m., Feb. 15th.) London, Feb. 14. Mr Hugh Childers has beeu appointee Chairman of Committees. '■ (Special to the Press Association.) i [Reoeived 2 p.m., Feb. 15th.] London, Feb. 14. Obituary— The Very Rev. Principal Tulloch, D.D., Vice-Chancelbr of the 1 University of St. Andrews, aged 63 years. [Received 10.30 p.m., Feb. 15th.J London, Feb. 15. The Orient S.S. Co. are about to have a ateamer of 6000 tons built for them on 1 the Clyde. Teenier, the sculler, has issued a challengo to VVilliam Beach to row him for 1 the championship of the world, and offers ' the latter ono thousand dollars for his ' expenses. , The Socialists intend to hold a meeting . m Hyde Park on Sunday next.