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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1043, 7 January 1884, Page 2

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[kßOTEr’s T RLKG R A MS —OOPTKIfiHX. J , , A Steamer Wrecked. London, dan- 1 , £ .V. News has been received that; the British India Steam Navigation Company’s steamship Duke of Westminster, 2,427 tons, from Brisbane (November 6th),, ran ashore on the Isle of Wight* and is in a critical position.' AllOthe passengers have been landed in safety, Tugs have gone to the vessel’s assis? tance. 'l l England and Egypt. , v , ’ A.note has been addressed. by t tbfi Egyptian Government to the British Foreign Minister, in which a demand is made for England’s assistance in the Soudan. The note states that unless

this be accorded, the Egyptian Government will be compelled to relin quish to Turkey the eastern portion of the Soudan, and concentrate its troops in Egypt proper, and thus be able to dispense with the British army of occupation. [Received Jan. 7, 12.40 p.m.] Monetary and Commercial. L ndon, Jan. 4. Consols remain at The marv ket rate of discount has declined to • - and is now $4 below the Bank rate. New Zealand securities: —Five per cent 10-40 Loan, Five per : cent 1889 Loan, half per cent, 1879-1904 Loan, " Four per ce.it. Inscribed Stock, 100. Colonial breadstuffs Adelaide wheat, > : ex store, 46s ; Ne,v Zealand, 38s 6d to 43s- 6d; Adelaide flour, ex store, 325. 1 The* total quantity of wheat afloat for the .United Kingdom is 1,870,000 quarters, a decrease of 50,000 during the week- 5 Australian tallow—Best beef, 395 ; best mutton, 44s