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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 947, 19 May 1883, Page 2

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TKLEORAMS —COPYRIGHT.] New Guinea. London, May IS. The Aborigines Protection ;Society has written a letter to Earl Derby, Secretary of State for the, Colonies, regarding the projected annexation of New Guinea. The Society urges that the Island should be annexed by Great Britain as a Crown colony, instead of being placed under the jurisdiction of the Queensland Government. The Czar’s Coronation. y H.R. H. the'Buke of Edinburg and Lord Wolseley left London for Moscow to attend the coronation of the Czar on Sunday, 27th inst. Monetary and Commercial. The total reserve in the Bank of England in notes and bullion has decreased by L 500,000 during the week, and is now L 9,800,000. The proportion of reserve to liabilities lias farther fallen to 32 per cent. The Bank rate of discount remains at 4 per cent., and the market rate has fallen and. is now Consols have declined to 102 and New Zealand securities remain as follows:— 5 per cent. 10-40 Loan, 106; 5 per cent. 1889 Loan, ex . div.; ,4per cent. 1879-1904 Loan, , 4 inscribed stock, 102 The markets for colonial produce are unchanged. The Wool Sales. At to-day’s wool auction 10,300 bales were offered, and a fair demand ‘Was again experienced. [Received May 19, 12.30 p.m.] Execution of a Phoenix Park Murderer. ; , London, ;May 18. Daniel Curley, the second of the Phcenix Park assassins, was executed to-day. -There was an immense crowd of people outside the gaol, and much sympathy was exp/essed with the murderer. Nihilism. •' Si Petersburg, - May 18. Several officers of the Imperial Guard in this city have been, arrestqd, charged with being members bf a sedTet revolutionary club.