YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 929, 16 June 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

[by submarine cable, per press agency.] AUSTRALIAN. Sydney, June 15. News by the Torres Straits mail, which has arrived at Brisbane, states that full details of instructions have been sent from Home by the May Madras mail to the Government of India, to send a force to occupy Egypt in the event of certain contingencies. Sir Neville Chamberlain has been offered the command of the expedition. The Chinese immigration to Queensland is expected greatly to decrease, owing to the opening of the tea season. Markets. —Hennessy’s case, 31s 3d to 31s 6d; quarters, 9s 3d ; kerosene, 2s 3d to 2s 4d. Rice—Patna, £2O to £2l; Adelaide flour, from £l9 6s to £l9 8s ; most holders ask £l9 8s 3d. New Zealand wheat is very unsaleable. The only buyers are for export to England at 5s 5d to 6s; New Zealand oats, 3s; New Zealand bran, Is Id to Is 2d; tobacco, unchanged ; Belmont sperms, 10 Id to 10jd.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[per press agency.] Auckland, Juno 15

The schooner Coronet brought machinery for the new Copra Oil Mill. Some of the principal merchants have formed an association to work the venture. The residents of Onchunga have abandoned the proposal to form an artillery corps, Dr. Pollen stating that there are no guns available. The residents proposed to start a Volunteer Engineer Corps.

[from the correspondent of the press.] Timaru, June 15.

In the Supreme Court to-day the civil case of Pain y Potter was agreed to be settled by .'"bitration. In the case of J. T. Pain, for cm-i'-j moneys of theWaimateßoad Board, adjourned frtf* Wednesday, Mr Stout for the nrisoner, obtained leave to appeal, and the pi’isonei'was admitted to Wl-himselfin £IOOO and two sureties t>f £SOO each.