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[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS— COPYRIGHT.] Monetary and Commercial. Londok, June 18. Consols remain at New Zea- • land securities are unchanged, at the following quotations:—s per cent. 10-40 loan, 106 *4 5 per cent. 1889 loan,'"'" 104 y z 1 per cent 1879-1904 loan, 102*4 ) 4 per cent, inscribed stock, 102 Breadstuff's are dull at 47s for Adelaide wheat ex store, and 43s to 46s for New Zealand ditto. Adelaide flour ex store, 335. Australian, tallow, best beef, 41s; best mutton, 42s 6<L The Wool Sales. The catalogue at to-day’s wool auction comprised 11,200 bales. Prices, are steady, but the demand is not?-.; active.
Not Confirmed.
The report that Mr Richard O’Shannassy had been appointed Governor of : Queensland has not received any official ■ 1 confirmation. ’
A Breach of Privilege. London, June 19. In the House of Commons last night Sir Stafford Northcote moved that the Right Hon John Bright committed a , breach of privilege in the course of his, " recent address at Birmingham, m accusing the Tories of being in alliapce, ■ , with the Irish rebels. , The motion was, however, rejected. DeniedThe representatives in London of the North British Borneo Company denied the truth of the report current yesterday regarding the massacre of' the company’s employees by the natives 1 of the _ island. .
Annexation. The Agents-General of the various Australian colonies and New Zealand are strongly urging the annexation of the New Hebrides group by the Imperial Government. The difficulty in, the way of carrying the project into execution consists in the agreement between England and France to refrain from the annexation of the islands in the Pacific.
The Transvaal Trouble. Capetown, June, 18.
Intelligence is to hand of a further difficulty between the Transvaal Boers and the Border tribes. Telegrams have been received stating that the (Jsuta natives made a successful incursion in force into the Transvaal Territory, carrying off a large nu her of cattle.
[Received June 20, 12 30 p.m.] . The Frozen Meat Trade. London, June 19. The cargo of frozen meat by the ship * Lady Jocelyn, from Wellington, has , arrived in good condition. The first portion of the mutton was sold to-day v. and realised 6 j£d per lb. The Mails. Tne homeward mails, via from Melbourne (May 8) were delivered to-day.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 974, 20 June 1883, Page 2
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