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Ashburton Guardian, Volume III, Issue 510, 16 December 1881, Page 2

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[I>ER REUTER’S AGENCY.] The Markets. London, Dec. 13. Consols, New Zealand securities —Five per Cent. 10-40 Loan, 1053 Five per Cent. 1889 Loan, 105; Four and a Half per Cent. 1879-1904 Loan, 101 Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 565; Newr.Zealand ditto, 52s ; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 41s

6d ; Australian tallow —best beef, 39s 6d; best mutton) : London, Dec. 14 Consols have declined }4, to New Zealand quotations are firm at last quotations. Colonial breadstuffs and tallow are unchanged. The Gracious Queen.

A fund has been started for the relief of distressed Irish women. The Queen has subscribed L2OO, and other large contributions have already been received; • The Row in Tunis, intelligence to hand from Tunis states that certain Tunisian Government officials have forcibly expelled the workmen of Mr Levy, a British subject, from the estate of Enflda, the ownership of which has for a long time past been in dispute; , After the removal of Jitr Levy’s employees, the Tunisians installed a number of French workmen in their places, and the latter are now in possession of the estate. The Press and the Pope. Pams, Dec. 14 The French Ultramontane press have lately published articles in reference to the situation of the Papal See The papers concur in stating that the Pope’s position has become unbearable, an,d that the question of Hi§ Holiness’ defiarttire from Rome is now seriously mooted. ;