TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1377, 22 October 1886, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN [rKUTBR’s TKLEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT ] DIPLOMATIC. London, October 20 Hodolfo Fink has been appointed Consul in Meibomne for the Argentine Republic. FRENCH CABINET. M. Carnot, the French Minister of Finance, who had sent in his resignation of that portfolio, has reconsidered his decision, and will retain office. THE TROOPS IN THE SOUDAN London, October 20 The British garrison at Wady Haifa, in the Soudan, which has suffered severely from heat and disease, has implored to be relieved. THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE. A meeting of Colonial AgentsGeneral and members of the City Corporation was held at the Mansion House to-day, in connection with the proposed Imperial Institute. The Lord Mayor, who was present, announced that it would be suggested that the Institute be erected upon the site and conducted on the lines of the present Colonial and Indian Exhibition. This was unanimously approved by the meeting, and it was decided that the Lord Mayor should convene a public meeting to give effect to these proposals. ENGLAND AND THE COLONIES. London, October 21. A banquet was given last evening at St George’s Club to Sir Anthony Musgrave, Governor of Queensland, by Sir J. F. Garrick, Agent-General of the colony. A large number of other guests were present, including the Hon E. Stanhope, Secretary for the Colonies. In the course of a speech on the occasion the Hon E. Stanhope expressed the opinion that the interests of England and the colonies were daily becoming more identical and that the appointing of able colonial governors like Sir A. Musgrave would contribute much towards the maintenance of the friendship which should exist between the various parts of the Empire.

APPOINTMENT. It is expected General Sir Frederick Roberts, Commander in Chief of India, will succeed the late General Macpherson in the command of the British expedition to Burmah. THE SOCIALIST. Hyndman, one of the Socialist leaders, has written a letter to the papers stating that great distress prevails among the working classes and the proposed procession of unemployed on the 9th prox. only means compelling attention of the authorities to the distress. THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. The Bank of England to-day raised the rate of discount to 4 per cent. A USTRALIAN. [reuter’s telegrams—copyright.] MELBOURNE WOOI SALE. Melbourne, October 21. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company held their usual weekly sale to-day before a large attendance of buyers. A fairly representative catalogue was submitted of 2800 bales, of which all but 300 were sold at very satistactory prices. All the good wools elicited spirited competition and the prices was firmly maintained. Faulty and inferior lots were slightly depressed. Greasy realised up to 11 %d, scoured up to igd.

THE NEW WANKARINGA GOLDFIELD. Adelaide, October 21. G.c" ' t'Xt lUtnent is being caused in this civ ' v the encouraging reports which have been received from Wankaringa goldfields. Several diggers on the field have telegraphed to their friends telling them to come at once. Already 800 diggers are on the field. By dry fossicking one person succeeded getting sixteen ounces of gold for a week’s work. Hundreds of men are leaving the agricultural districts and provincial towns for Wankaringa goldfield. Melbourne, October 21. Several persons have left Melbourne for the Wankaringa goldfields. N.S.W. POLITICS. Sydney, October 21 Public meetings are being held through the colony opposing the present Government. Petitions are being signed in favor of a disro’ution of Parliament. ANOTHER VERSION. A delude, October 21. The mining warder at Teetupla telegraphs a thousand men are on the field at Wankaringa. He asserts that only one gully is giving gold in payable quantities and a great rush is quite unjustified.