CABLE NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4164, 25 August 1881, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

[REUTER'S TKLEGEA.MS.]

LONDON, August 23. English Land Act.

In the House of Commons to-day, a question was put to tbe Premier as to whether Government intended to introduce a Bill to amend tbe English Land Act during next session. In reply, Mr Gladstone stated tbat be could not promise tbat sucb a measure would be brought in next session.

WASHINGTON, August 23. The President Improved.

To-day's bulletin reports that President Garfield's condition bas materially improved. The fits of vomiting bave ceased, and he is now again able to take food.

SUEZ, August 23. Frozen Meat.

Arrived — Orient Company's steamship Cuzco from Melbourne. Her cargo of frozen meat is reported to be in excellent condition.

LONDON, August 23. Opening of the Wool Sales.

The August-September series of Colonial wool auctions opened to-day. There was a good attendance of borne and foreign buyers. Tbe opening catalogue comprised 8200 bales, and there was a fair demand. New South Wales wools realised about the same prices as at tbe close of last sales, but Fort Phillip wools were weaker, cross-breds and faulty and scoured sorts being £d to ld below closing rates of last auc-

tions.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following telegram : —

Wool. — The sales opened on August 23 at the level of last sales, except cross-bred, which bas declined f d to ld per lb. Tbe sales comprise about 343,000 bales. 33,000 have been sent to the manufacturing districts direct. The opening catalogue contained 8000 bales.

SYDNEY, August 24. Another Victim.

No fresh cases of small-pox have been reported to the Board bf Health to-day. One of the patients at the quarantine station, named Emerson, died at one o'clock thiß afternoon.