CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2019, 19 January 1887, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

London. January 15. The wheat market ia weaker, and basinets n*» bean farther cartailed. Anatralian wheat on the apot has been sold at 395. No sales of new crop hare bees reported. Flour is one shilling lower.

Three per cent, consols remain at 100|. New Zealand Government securities re* main unchanged at previous quotations. Adelaide wheat, 39s ; Adelaide flour, 28s New Zealand wheat, lowest qualities, 34s highest 38s.

Australian beef fallow is «d higher, 25s ; mutton tallow, 6d higher. 29s 6d. New Zealand mutton is selling at 4id to 4fd per lb.

January 16. Anstiia is openly preparing for war. Recruiting is proceeding rapidly, while every effort is being made to hasten the completion of contracts for military equipments. Pnnce Bismarck's attitude has had the effect of inducing the French Chamber of Deputies to grant General Boulanger's demands for extra war credits. The Governor of Herat has been accused of favoring Russia, and consequently has been recalled.

The Melbourne meat by the Cuzco is selling at 41d per poond. and that from Sydney at 4d per ponnd. The first shipment of Texan frozen matron and beef is realising 3Jd. A letter of Lord Randolph Churchill's is published, in which he insists on the necessity of economy in public expenses, and expressing bis willingness to cosoperste with any party in effecting this. Mr Gladstone has written expressing approval of Lord Randolph Churchills letter. Scenes of a harrowing description occurred ■t evictions which have taken place at Glenbeigh, in the County of Kerry. The tenantry resisted the police, who arrested 25 of them. Irish farmers selling stock under Mr Dillon's " plan of campaign " are declared bankrupt. The peasantry are resisting eviction, and in consequence many arrests have been made. Mr W. Redmond, M.P., has been committed lot trial for conspiracy. Jan 17. General Gonrko has delivered a speech to the garrison at Warsaw, in which he assured them that they would soon have an opportunity of revenging past insults. A panic has been created on the Paris Boone owing to the action of the German Reichstag. The prese are endeavouring to minimise the eanses which have led to the panic. Continued and extensive increase in the armaments of Montenegro is being carried on. News from Afghanistan reports that the Ohilzai tribes have again defeated a regiment of the Ameer’s troops near Gbuznee, and that there are signs that preparations are being made for a fresh rising in the spring. Bodies of Socialists attended the churches at Battersea, St Pancras, and Bermondsey yesterday, and biased when the prayers for the Queen were read. Great excitement has been canted by a report that Rnssia ia making preparations to invade Afghanistan in the coming spring. 100,000 troops have been massed for the purpose. Reinforcements for the squadrons on the Australian station when Admiral Fait fax assumes command, are proposed. Bihlin, Jan 14. In the Reichstag last night the Army Bill was again under consideration, when the Honse, by a majority of 32, passed an amendment granting an increase of the effective peace fooling of the Army lor a period of three yean only, in place of seven years as required by the Government. The House then toes, and a proclamation has today been leeaed dissolving the Reichstag. The Tories and National Liberals supported Bismarck, and Clericals and Radicals opposed him. The Socialists and Alsatians .abstained from voting.

Stdsxy, Jan 17. Sir Henry Parkea is engaged in forming a Ministry. It U not yet completed, but bo far aa is known it will be comprised of the following members Sir Henry Parkes, Premier and Colonial Secretary; Mr W J Foster, Attorney-Genera! ; the other members whose offices are not yet allotted being Messrs O H Beid, Francis Abigail, J H Young, W Clarke, J. login, G A Lloyd and J J Barns. At Petersham today a goods train ran into a passenger train, causing damage to the Mtent of- £4OOO and blocking the line for aereral boors. No one was injared by the accident.