FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3762, 22 October 1886, Page 2

FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

BNGI.ISH AND P >BEIGW CABLE. (Per Electric TELEaßAPH— Copyright.,) (Rbdtbr's Aoencv.) -• ■•-- [Hooeivod 1 p.m., Oot. 21st. J INDISPOSED. ' ; " ; Rangoon, Oct. I9y \ General Macpberson, commander ■ of the British forces, at Burmah, is' at present suffering from a severe attack of fever. ■ ' (Heeeivod 10.30 p.m., Oct. 21st.) MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. London, Out. 19. Consols have advanced by and are now quoted at 10]., New Zealand securities ;ire at la=st quotations, namely — 5 per cent 10-40 loan 101£ ; 4% per cent lonu 99J ; 4 per cent inscribed Btoek 97. , Colonial breadatuffs and tallow are unchanged. Best Scotch pig iron f.o.b. m the Clyde has further advanced l>y sixpence, and is now quoted at 4 la per ton. SHIPPING. The Merchant Shipping and Underwriters' Association, under date London, October 19th, report the arriral of the ship Halcione from Kaipara (leffc July 12th). IMPERIAL INSTITUTE. Oct. 20. A meeting of the colonial AgentsGeneral and the members of the City Corporation was held at the Mansion House to-day m connection with the proposed Imperial Institute. The Lord Mayor, who was present, announced that it would be suggested that the institute

be erected upon a site and conducted on the lines of the present Colonial and Indian Exhibition. This was unanimously approved by tbe meeting, and it was decided that tbe Lord Mayor should convene a meeting to give effect to these. OBITUARY. Rangoon, Oct. 20. General Sir Herbert Macpherson, commander of tbe British forces m Burmab, died to-day of fever, at Proem, on tbe Irrawaddy. (Special to the Press Association.) fEeoeived 10.40 a.m., Oct. 21st.) ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. London. Oct. 20. M. Rodolfo Fink has been appointed Consul at Melbourne for the Argentine Republic. TRENCH FINANCE MINISTER. M. Marie-Francois-Sadi Carnot, Frencb Minister of Finance, who bad sent m bis resignation of that portfolio, has reconsidered his decision, and will retain office. [Received 10 p.m., Oct. 215t.l ADELAIDE JUBILEE EXHIBITION. It is probable that tbe decorative fixtures, and the best of the trophies among the Government collection jn tbe Victorian Court at tbe Indian and Colonial Exhibition will be reserved for the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition. ANOTHER SHIPPING COMPANY. The Australian Mutual Shipping Company has been registered, with a capital of LIOO.OOO, a third of which has been reserved for the colonies. It is intended to charge similar rates for freight, etc., as the shipping ring. NEW SOUTH WALES TOBACCO. Experts report that the New South Wales tobacco was strong and rank. AT A PREMIUM. Tbe shares of tbe Day Dawn Goldmining Company, of Queensland, are at a premium of LI ; the Bonnie Dundee of 9s 6d ; the Etheridge of 30s ; and the Cumberland of 17s 6d.