CABLE NEWS.
[Beutbb's Telegrams.J LONDON. Decemeber 6. At the wool sales to-day 8400 bales were offered, making a total of 104,700 catalogued since the opening. A fair w- demand was experienced. 1 December 7. The election for Londonderry took place to-day, and resulted in the return . of the Solicitor-General for Ireland, who was a candidate for the seat, by an overwhelming majority over Sir Samuel .Wilson, the Conservative candidate. At to-day's wool auction 8900 bales ■were catalogued. A fair demand was again experienced for the various lots offered. Sir Samuel Wilson, of Victoria, the defeated candidate for Londonderry, threatens to petition against the election of Mr Porter, Q'C, the newly appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland, on the ground that he used indirect means of bribery to gain the seat. The Government has invited one thousand men of the army reserve and reserved policemen to volunteer for special protection duty in Ireland as Irish police. A severe storm, accompanied with heavy thunder and lightning, was experienced here yesterday, during which r two persons were struck by lightning and killed instantly.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3257, 9 December 1881, Page 3
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178CABLE NEWS. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3257, 9 December 1881, Page 3
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