CABLE NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1053, 20 September 1883, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE. (reuter’s telegrams—copyright.] Monetary and Commercial. London, Sept. 18. Consols have further advanced to The markets for colonial breadstuffs and tallow is without quotable change since yesterday, The Weol Sales. At the wool sale to-day 9,200 bales were offered. No material change was experienced, but the market is, if anything, weaker. Fleece and secured wools are now one halfpenny lower than at the close of last auctions. Shipping. Arrived—Ships Duke of Athole, from Lyttelton (May 29th), and Firth of Olna, from Lyttelton (June 15th). Outbreak in Ashantee. London, Sept. 19. News has been received from the West Coast of Africa that tribal hostilities have again broken out in Ashantee. A severe battle has been fought at Coomassie, resulting in the defeat of the adherents of King Calcilli, who suffered great slaughter, and has been compelled to retreat from the capital towards the country occupied by Gamans, one of the tribes who are opposed to the King. Convict Deportation. The Daily Dews in its issue this morning publishes an article strongly urging the British Government to take steps to exclude French convicts from the Australian colonies. Mr Gladstone Abroad. Copenhagen, Sept. 19. The Czar of Russia and King Christian were entertained to-day at lunch by Mr Gladstone on board his yacht. Mr Gladstone sailed later in the day for the coast of Norway.

AUSTRALIAN. [reoxer’s TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] The Straits of Sunda. Melbourne, Yesterday. The Dutch Consul here received a telegram this morning from the Go-vernor-General of the Dutch East Indies, stating that the navigation of the Straits of Sunda is now safe, except between the islands of Cracatoa and Sebeesse. The lights at Java Head and Vaarkenshok are now burning, and a fourth point will soon be provided with

temporary lights. An Ingenious Bobbery. A daring and unaccountable robbery has been perpetrated at the Commercial Bank of Australasia in this city. Sixteen bars of gold were placed in a safe last night by Mr Pinnock, manager of the Branch Bank at Ballarat, who took possession of one of the keys of the safe, another officer of the Bank keeping the second key. It was noticed tnis morning that the keyhole of the safe was obstructed, and on opening the safe it was found that fourteen of the bars of gold were missing, besides Li,ooo in notes and gold coin, No clue to the robber has yet been discovered. Later. Nothing further has transpired regarding the robbery of the Commercial Bank of Australasia last night. The stolen notes are useless, having beqn cancelled. , The Annexation Question. In the Legislative assembly this evening Mr James Service, Premier, replying ,to a question, took occasiqn to* remark that Lord Derby completely failed to appreciate the importance to Australia of the deportation of French convicts to the Pacific islands. He declared that if England permitted this deportation the colonies would them-,

selves be obliged to devise means for preventing convicts landing on their shores. He considered that the French proposal to populate the Pacific islands with criminals from French cities was contrary to acknowledged principles of international comity, and justified the abrogation of any agreement between the English and French Governments with regard to those islands. A debate on the question ensued on the motion for adjournment, various speakers unanimously declaring that such a calamity must be averted by any means. The Late Archbishop. Sydney, Yesterday. The probate of the will of the late Archbishop Vaughan was granted today, the property being sworn at L 61,328. A large attendance is expected at St. Mary’s Cathedral tomorrow, when Bishop Redwood will deliver the panegyric upon the deceased prelate. [Received Sept. 20, 1.15 p.m.] Arrived. Melbourne, To-day. Arrived, this morning—Te Anau, from the Bluff. The Bank Bobbery. No clue has yet been obtained as to the perpetrator of the robbery of the Commercial Bank. It now transpires that no sovereigns but only a bar of ! gold and notes were stolen. The theft appears to have been most skilfully effected. Shipping. Sydney, To-day. Sailed, yesterday afternoon—Wakatipu, s.s., for Wellington. s Arrived, this morning—Hauroto, s.s., T from Wellington. 1 Released, a Brisbane, To-day. - The immigrants by the steamship 1 Duke of Westminster placed in quaran--3 tine for smallpox will be released oil ' Monday next.