ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4969, 18 October 1890, Page 2

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE.

(Per Electric Telf.qeaph — Oopfßiairr.) (Pcs Pbbss Association.) LEaoeived 12.55 p.m., Oct. 17th.l COMMERCIAL. j London, Oct. 16. The cargo of wheat per the ship Qlenorchy from Port Broughtoa sold at 36s Bd. The frozen meat market remains tjnohanged. The Antwerp wool sales will probably open on the 28th or 31at mat. Ten thousand baloa, including 2000 of Australian wool, have already been catalogued. One Australian bank ie trying to sell 50,000 of Westgarth and Company's pledged securities, and this is likely to have the effect of farther depressing the market. A state of diatru it now prevails on the Exchange. One firm of " jobbers " m colonial stocks has been m. financial difficulties, but has managed to patch affairs up. (Special to Pbess Association.) (Reoeivod 8 a.m., Oot. 17t1i.) MESSRS O'BRIKN AND DILLON. London,. Oct. 16. Messrs O'Brien, and Dillon have arrived at Cherbourg, an important seaport town of Franco, m the department of Manohe, and have prooeeded to Paris. It ib stated that His Holiness the Pope desires to confer with them, and it is expected that they wilUeave for America at the end of next week. THE CHARTERED BANK OP INDIA. Notwithstanding that the native cashier of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China abaoonded m April last with upwards of £50,000 belonging to the institution, the bank has now declared a dividend of 7 per cent. THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY. At the meeting of the Now Zealand Shipping Company, the recommendation that a dividend of 6 per cent, bo paid was adopted. (Iteoeivea 10.80 a.m., Oot, 17th.) ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL. Lisbon, Oct. 16. The Portuguese Premier has stated m the Cortes that an agreement with England was impossible unless the appearance of their fleet m the Zambesi was satisfactorily explained. THE SOCIALISTS. London, Oot. 16. The sooialista have declared May Day a holiday, otherwise the nearest Sunday to tbat day. [THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF SAMOA. | . Berlin,, Oot. 16. I Cedar Kraug, the newly appointed

Chief Justice at Samoa, is here and will visit London and Washington before f guing to Samoa.