TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1430, 13 December 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. [rKUTßr’s TSXjKORAMS— OOPYRIQHr.J THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTB London, December 11. The Prince of Wales has written a letter to the Lord-Lieutenants of the different counties asking their co-opera-tion and assistance in informing the dwellers in the country concerning the objects of the Imperial Institute. GOVERNOR OF TASMANIA. Sir R. Hamilton, the newly-appointed Governor of Tasimania, will sail for Hobart in the Doric, which leaves London on January 37th. UNSEATED. Sir W. McArthur, a supporter of Mr Gladstone, has been unseated on a scrutiny being taken for the Buckrose division of the East Riding of Yorkshire and he has been succeeded by Mr Sykes Conservative candidate. LIFFBOAT DISASTERS. A serious boating accident occurred at Southport, where a lifeboat capsized and thirteen of its occupants were drowned.

At Southport yesteaday, after the first lifeboat had capsized, a second was despatched to the rescue of the same vessel as the previous vessel was bound for. This met with the same fate as its predecessor. The boat capsized and fourteen persons were drowned. LONDON MARKETS. London. December 10. Consols remain at ioofs. New Zealand securities—Five per Cent. Loan, 103 ; Four and a Half per Cent. Colonial breadstuffs have advanced 6d to is. To-day’s quotations, ex store, are as follows; Adelaide wheat, 37s 6d, New Zealand, 33s to 36s 6d, according to quality. Adelaide floor. 36. The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,530,000 quarters, an increase of 20,000 during the week. Wool continues dull. At to-day’s auction the catalogue comprised 9100 bales. New Zealand frozen mutton, prime quality, continues at 4d.

FRENCH MINISTRY. Paris, December 13. M. Goblet has succeeded in forming a Cabinet. For the present he will sac* ceed M. de Freycinct as Foreign Secretary, General Boulanger retaining his position as Minister of War, and Admiral Aube that of Minister of Marne and Colonies. In the Chamber of Deputies to-day M. -Goblet announced that the new Ministry would follow the foreign policy of M. de cinet, but he promises internal reform* (Received Deo. 13, 1 S 3 p m.) EGYPT AND THE PORTE London, December 18A note has been addressed by the Forth to the British Government inthnatinf a desire that thff.dlQVid : ■' J. JiLaU

discuss the question of the evacuation by the British forces. LordJlddesleigh, Foreign Secretary, in reply promised to consider the Porte’s request without delay.