DELAYED CABLES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12120, 14 March 1895, Page 2

DELAYED CABLES.

[Bt Elkctbio Telegsaph— Coptßl«ht.J university boat race. wool sale;?. VIOLENT STORM ON AFRICAN COAST. (Per Press Association,) London, March 12. B3tfcingon the University boat raco is 7 to 4 on Oxford. Sir V. Harcourt will deliver a budget speech after Easter. A good selection was offered at the wool sales to-day. Bidding was spirit id and prices were maintained. Atrived— Barque Mary Hasbronk, from Auckland (November 20th). At New York the Waterloo Cup betting is 6 to I against Mr Fletcher's nomination, 8 to 1 Faucotto's, and 100 to 6 the ot'-.ers. ft hßs boen found necessary to scuttle and flood the Oroya's forehold, which was partly occupied by lading, and (ransftr the remainder of her car^o to the mainbold, Tangier, March 12, During a violent storm on the African cJast tho sea rose 90 feet at Tangier, and 40 vrs els were wrecked. Sydney, March 12. ~i he Orient Company has arranged for thp Oiiett io take the Oroya's place in the tunning. About thirty farmers are leaving for the m rlh western districts of Victoria to tako up several thousand acres on the Kudein estate, near Culcairn which are to le dovoted to wht-at growing on ilw halves system, The owners pay for clnaring and find the seed, and receive in return one half of the crep. The ' land is let for five years.The citizens of Sydney entertained Lord Hopatoun at a banquet in the town hall to-nighfc in recognition of his qualities as Governor and the appreciation of hia liberal treatment. Visitors from New South Wales tc Victoria were present. Tho Mayor presided, and there was a brilliant assembly. Melbourne, March 12. Tho Antarctic has returned from her whaling expedition in the southern latitudes. She p3U6trated as far as 74 ddg.-oos south, For 38 days she waß hc-mmel by immense ice packs, ostimated at 60 miles in length. No whaleß were Bight3d, The cruise of the Antarctic has demonstrated the non-existenco of f-evoral euppo:od islands marked on darts. She was unable to penetrate further into tbe region of ice owing to (li t loss of her propeller. She obtained about .£3OO worth of seal skins and sperm oi's Hobart, March 12, Sir G. Duff shows very slow improvement, and ha3 bad a slight relapse. Tbe doctors are dissatisfied with the progress ho has made. At his own urgent desire ho will be allowed to leave for bydney. Lima, March 12. Tho Peruvian rebels defeated tbo Government troops at Cabanalla*. and killed 300. Paris, March 12. A French warship has been despatched to Venezuela fn the Chamber of Deputies, M. Lockroy, who was recently deputed to draw up a report on the 'state of the French navy, declared that it tvss worth one-third only of the British fl-iets. Besides being deficient in speed, the ships wero armed with obsolete guns and over-managed by thirty-three admirals who never left the shore. Ottawa, March 12. Tho Government officials have vr, knowledge of the reported agreement between Huddart and tha North Geraran Lloyds -Company for a last Atlantic serf ico.