LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Waipawa Mail, Volume 4, Issue 339, 10 December 1881, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

[Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, December 6. At the wool sales to-day, 8-'X) bales were offered, making a totuj, d 04,700 bales catalogued since the A fair demand was experience" the abo can lrav/7. The election for Londoifa low < look place to-day, and resulted in tne return of the Solicitor-General for Ireland, who was a candidate for the 6eat, by an overwhelming majority over Sir Samuel Wilson, the Conservative candidate.

New Zealand securities have an upward tendency. The 5 per cent. 10-40 loan has advanced 1 per cent, to 105 ; 5 per cent. 1889 loan is unchanged at 104 ; 4£ per cent. 1879-1904 loan has advanced 1 per cent, to 100$. Colonial breadstuffs unchanged—Adelaide wheat ex warehouse, 56s ; New Zealand wheat, 525; Adelaide floor, ex store, 41s Gd. Washington, December 6.

General Arthur delivered the u*ital Presidential message to Congress to-day. He stated that the question of the construction of the Panama Canal was one of grave national importance, and should receive earnest consideration. The United States Government would renew parleying with England in regard to British Columbia. It would be proposed that the British Government should modify tho Clayton-Buiwer treaty so ns to abrogate the clauses of the same which do not comport with the obligations of America in British Columbia. The President then, in reference to home affairs, stated that it was deemed imperative that the army should be increitoad by at least 5000 men, and that the re-organisation of the navy should be proceed oil with without delay. He concluded by announcing that a commission would be appointed to take into consideration the question of the revision of the tariff and the reduction of taxation. Melbourne, December 8. It is announced that all exhibits for tho Christchurch exhibition may be shipped at this port duty free.

Sydney, December 8. At the Supreme Court to-day, the Hon. Robert Wisdom, Attorney-General, uppiied on behalf of the Government for warrants for file apprehension of the trustees of tho Mil burn Creek Copper Mining Company, Messrs K. A. Baker (late Minister of Mine*), G. W. Waddell, and C. Matheson. The application was unopposed. Bail was offered for Mr Waddell and accepted, and orders were issued for the arrest of the two other trustees. Mr Dalriß Q.C., has been retained for and Messrs Davis and Want fßssecution. The cricket match between the English eleven aud twenty-two of Parramatta concluded to-day and resulted iu a victory for the local team by live wickets. The Englishmen in their second innings only Succeeded in together 65 runs. The twcuty-%vo went in, requiring 49 to win. the required number w\h the wickets, and thus \\ i*u thrf- match by five wickets. Tho ground Wiis'rather lumpy, and the bowling outlie Paramatta men was dead on the wick *