LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1869, 10 February 1892, Page 4

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

The " St. James' Gazette " says that if the colonial cricket teams had shown such excellence during their visits to England as they have displayed against Lord Sheffield's team no opposition would have been evinced to a biennial visit of Australian elevens.

Three head of cattle suffering from foot and mouth disease have been seized in London. The animals were part # of a shipment from Denmark.

In lieu of a commission being set up, the Local Government Board will inquire into the best means of averting the spread of influenza.

Telsa, an American electrician, is exhibiting in London a surprising method of producing electric light from vacuum bulbs without heat.

All the animals at Islington market were killed in order to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease.

A drift of ice caused upwards of 30 barges to break their moorings at Breslau. Some of the vessels were sunk, 40 persons being drowned.

Sir Morell M'Kenzie diei of syncope following influenza.

The Russian Jews in the Argentine are discontented, and desire to return to Europe. Mr Cox, the Irish delegate, says that there are no Parnellites in New Zealand.

It is reported that the Jewish colonies in Palestine are failures.

Ex-Queen Natalie has gone to Biarritz. The Liberal party in Servia have invited her to return, and offer to support her claims if she does so.

It is alleged thatthe officials of the Russian Eed Cross Society erabezzeled no less than 13 millions of roubles intended for the relief of the starving peasants. The head of each religious denomination in England will be invited to Mr Spurgeon's funeral. The Tabernacle will be draped s in black on the occasion. The Congregational Union of England have expressed their sympathy with the Baptists in the incalculable loss they have sustained by Mr Spurgeon's death. Mr H. H. Fowler, speaking at Plymouth characterised Lord Salisbury's Exeter Hall speeches the worst appeal to the basest passions of religious bigotry ever made by an English statesman.

In the London market, Canterbury mutton brings 4Jd ; Wellington, 4d. Market active. Beef : Forequarters, 3f d ; hindquarters, 4£d. The hemp market is firm and shows an occasional advance of 10s. Butter: Best factory-made, 112s to 115s ; prime dairy^lOOs to 102s. The market is depressed a£<f flat, owing to their being an over supply. The English wheat market is weak and declining, the Continental depressed, and the American declining. The mandarins of Mongolia, who are suspected of connivance with the rebels, will be dismissed.

The Court has decided that the Pope can inherit property bequeathed to him in France, subject to the approval of the Government.

A financial scandal has been unea,rthed in Paris. Two bank managers have been arrested.

Cardinal Manning's will has been proved at under £100.

The Miners' Federation have decided to make the eight hours question an urgent one in Parliament-

Sir J. Gorst avers that education will aid the spread of Toryism among the working population.

A fall has taken place in colonial stocks, owing to the forced sale of bonds by life insurance companies to meet heavy calls caused by the ravages of influenza. A small consignment of South African peaches, of medium quality but in good condition, realised 3os per dozen. Fruit authorities consider the advent of Taamanian apples in the English market will afford a test of what the demand in future is likely to be. These apples are the largest and finest in the market. Both the supply and demand for American fruit are lower than at the opening sales. There are splendid prospects for colonial apples, provided that shipments do not exceed 15,000 cases per fortnight.