CABLE NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1309, 21 July 1884, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

■» ■ LATEST FROM EUROPE. [bEOTEB’s TELEGRAMS COPYRIGHT.] Monetary and Commercial. London, July 17. Consols remain at tooj4, and New Zealand securities as follows :—Five per cent. 10-40 Loan, 104; Five per cent. 1889 Loan, 103 ; Four and a half per cent. 1879-1904 Loan, 103; . Four per cent. Inscribed Stock 100%. The market rate of discount has advanced to The Bank rate is 2 percent' Prime New Zealand mutton is-now selling at per lb. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great ; Britain is 1,500,000 quarters, being a decrease during the week of 190,000 quarters. Adelaide wheat, ex store, remains at 40s 6d, and New Zealand ditto, at 403 6d. Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 28s. Australian tallow, average quality mutton, has fallen to 38s 6d j- beef remains at 35s 6d. The Australian Cricketers. . Loudon, Julj 19 In consequence of the collapse of Middlesex in the recent match with the Australian cricketers several alterations Lave been made in the team chosen to represent All England in the match against the Australians, which commences at Lords on Monday. Every endeavor is being made to materially strengthen the representative English Eleven. Obituary. The death is announced of Dr. Hochstetter, the well known German savant. The Cholera in France. Paris, July 19. A renewal of the panic has occurred at Toulon, owing to the continued spread of cholera, and Government officials are reported to be deserting their posts. A further slight outbreak of cholera has occurred here, and at Arles and Nimes, in the neighborhood Of Marseilles. France and China. Bobo Kobo, July 19. It is announced that the Emperor of China has issued an order that the towns of Langson, Taoki-and Coobang, in Tonquin, now in the occupation of the Chinese; shall be surrendered to the French troops within the month. Parleying between M. Patenotre, French Minister, and the Chinese officials at Shanghai on the subject of France’s claim for an indemnity on account of the Langson outrage is still proceeding. Meanwhile the French fleet, under . Admiral Courbet, remains at Foo , Chow, with a view to holding the place if the French demands be refused. AUSTRALIAN. •{bedtbb’s tklegßams—copyright.) [Received July 21, 12.20 p.m.] AOollsion. Brisbane, To-day. The barque Vanguard, €BB tons, which arrived here from London, reports that on the ijtlT inst., she came into collision with the (barque Farning- " ■ ham, aSi tons, bound from Port Chalmers to Adelaide, while of Tasmania, The Farmingham suffered severely and sank in five minutes. All on board - : were saved, except three seamen, who were below and could not be rescued , by the Vanguard. The vessel was P somewhat damaged but was able tc reach this port in safety.