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Woodville Examiner, Volume 3, Issue 207, 23 October 1885, Page 3

A very interesting addition has just been made to the Zoological Gardens in London. Gn May 27th, Major Prank Graves, of the 20ih 1 lussms, wrote from Cairo, offering to the society a pure white camel, lwo-aiid-a-half years old, just broken to saddle, and quiet, The camel was captured by him at the battle of Hashcen. Says the New Zealand Mail ;—As tho question of opening up a trade with South America is attraciing a good deal of attention in New Zealand, the following extract from a private letter which has courteously been plaeed at our disposal, will bo read with much interest. It it written It **lll Buenos Ayres, and is dated I7lh Juno last I was much disappointed with K;o de Janeiro. Tho business men were complaining very much of had times and high price of exchange, and feel much the depreciation in tho value of (heir currency. Messrs Wilson and Sons, Limited, the agents for the New Zealand S| .-am Shipping Company and the New Zealand Loan and Moreau;de Company, were very obliging, and gave me much information relative to lite mode of doing bu.dne-s m Bio, tho port charges, rights of property, kv., Ac., and 1 bad many conversations with others engaged in lui .is:e but Caine to tin. conclusion tb.’.t there v.T. ; very little to be done in New Zealand produce.