CABLE TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 637, 3 July 1874, Page 3

CABLE TELEGRAMS.

London, June 13. Lari Carnarvon lias received the Fiji Commissioners’ Report. 'J ho Monitcnr says, although England is indisposed to grant the exlradition’of JRoeh fort. England cannot refuse an inquiry whether British subjects were not concerned in his escape, in accordance with principles laid down at the Congress on international law. The wool sales conclude on Tuesday. An increasing firmness was shown towards the close of the scries. Port Philip-.has improved to March prices ; Adelaide and Xew Zealand greasy shau- ■ do- icovery, but-Sydney washed fleece is neglected. Koehefort has arrived in Belaud, ami was r. c ived with lu.sdlity botii in Cork and Lublin. GENERAL NEWS. A violent thunder storm swept over London and the midland counties, causing much loss of life and damage to property. A report is going the r. ends that a bitterness of feeling has a> sen between the Princess of Wales and tim Dnehessof Edinburgh regard i ig a question of rank. A nephew of the Emperor of Russia has been arrested at St IV o sburg for stealing his mother’s diamonds, and the Czar has ordered legal proceedings to take their course. Additional strikes of miners are announced. Coal and iron have advanced hi consequence.

A fine composite ship, the Columbus, arrived on the doth April from Canterbury and will be Die next Aucklahd ship. Mr Southern, Ihe actor, is playing in Chicago. He goes to Australia, under eu gagenieut for eight weeks, at 1000 (?) dollars per night. A great fire occurred in Paris, by which several lives wore lost and two hundred persons were left houseless.

The following persons in New Zealand won prizes in the Art Union of London ; IV. Jamieson, E. J. Stevens, and Dr J. Turnbull, Christchurch ; James Torrie, J. Kissling, Blenheim ; E. Wicks and Charles Woolcock, Greymouth ;B. Durn, Nelson ; E. Pearce, Wellington. The Russian Squad ion will shortly visit Australia and New Zealand. Tlic March Californian Mail was delivered in London on May 4, three days overdue.