TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1398, 4 November 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN [REUTER’S TELEGRAMS—COPYRIGHT ] VICEREGAL. Port Louis, November 2. It is rumored here that Sir John Pope Hennessey, Governor of Mauritius, will be appointed to succeed Sir George Strachan as Governor of Tasmania. THE UNEMPLOYED. London, November 2. Several well-known cleergymen urge the necessity of charity works being established for the relief of the unemployed during the winter. LONDON MARKETS. Three per cent, consols are The market rate of discount is per cent., or per cenl below Bank rate. New Zealand five per cent, 1040 Loan, cent. 5-30 Loan, > four P er cent. Inscribed Stock, 97. A U S T R A_L I A N. [REUTER’S TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] MELBOURNE MARKETS. Melbourne s ovember3. The manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company reports as follows of the local market : —Wheat is difficult of sale at a slight reduction, 5s to 5s id ; barley shows no improvement, 3s gd to 4s 3d ; oats (feed sorts), for which there is a moderate enquiry, are selling at 3s to 3s 3d. The demand for oats (milling sorts) is irregular, 3s 3d to 3s 4d ; New Zealand oats, under bend, 2s 4d to 2s 6d. MELBOURNE WOOL SALES. Goldsbrough and Company held their usual weekly wool sale this afternoon. There was a large attendance of Home and foreign buyers, competition being animated; 3500 bales were offered and, 3000 were sold. Superior greasy wool sold up to is per lb, good washed fleece realised ARRESTED. Stoddart Campbell, the defaulting teller of the Bank of Australasia, was arrested at j o’clock p.ra. yesterday. He has been liberated on bail. WANKARINGA GOLDFIELDS. Adelaide, November 3. The warden at Teetulpahas reported that there are many indications of the Wankaringa golafield being permanent.