ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1995, 16 July 1880, Page 2

ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

GABLE NEWS.

[belter's telegrams.] LONDON, July 15. Loan for Hobart Town. Tenders are invited for a loan of £IOO,OOO for tlie city of Hobart Town, to bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent. PARIS, July 15. Splendid Fete. A grand national fete was held hero to-day, and was made the occasion for presenting the various regiments of the French army with new colors. The whole of the proceedings of the day were carried out in a splendid manner. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 15. Another Fresh DepartureThe Porte has engaged an official of the German Treasury to undertake the reorganisation of the finances of Turkey. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 15. Turkish AffairsThe Ambassadors of the Great Powers to-day presented a collective note to the Porte embodying the decision of the recent Berlin Conference in regard to Turkish affairs. MELBOURNE, July 16. Shipping. Arrived—the Union Company’s steamship Rotomahana, from the Bluff. ADELAIDE, July 16. Arrived—the Orient Company’s steamship Garonne, from Plymouth. LONDON, July 15. Terrible Mining Accident. A terrible explosion occurred to-day in one of the collieries near Newport, Monmouthshire, by which 119 miners met with their death. LONDON, July 13. The Markets. Consols, 9S]; New Zealand securities unchanged. The markets for South Australian and New Zealand breadstuffs and Australian tallow are unchanged. Scotch pig iron in London continues to advance in price, and to-day is quoted at 545. The Hop CropThe accounts of the hop crop arc less favorable, the crops having been partially damaged by excessive rains. Knighting Mr o’Eorke. The “ Gazette ” to-day contains the official announcement of the conferring of the honor of Knighthood on Mr O’Rorke, Speaker of the House of Representatives in New Zealand. July 14. The Australian Eleven. The match between the Australians aud the Leicestershire County team at Leicester was continued to-day. The Australian team in their second innings when the stumps were drawn had lost seven wickets for 200 runs. The match was drawn, the Australians having three wickets to fall. Murdoch was bowled after making 73 runs. The Russian HarvestIt is expected that there will bo a deficiency in the Russian harvest amounting to 9,750,000 quarters. ShippingArrived —Ships Salamanca, Padishah, and Buttermero from Lyttelton. CALCUTTA, July 14. Afghan Affairs. Intelligence has been received from Afghanistan that Ayoub Khan, Governor of Herat, who left that city recently with a strong force, for the purpose of attacking Caudahar, has arrived at Forrah and resumed his march towards Gandahar. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 13. The Porte. The Porte continues to taka steps to offer an armed resistance to any attempts that may bo made to enforce the decision of the Berlin Conference, and for that purpose Turkish troops are being massed at Adrianoplo, Salouica, Yolo Prevesa, and Thessaly. Gallipoli, in the Dardanelles, moreover, is being strongly fortified.