REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 514, 21 May 1878, Page 2

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

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London. Mav 13,

Consols ninety-six ; Bank rate. <-f discount, Ihree; market-rate, two and three quarters.

The Biitish Government purchased ten acres at Port Said for a coal in* station. °

The Marquis of Haldington's motion expressed no opinion as to the policy of the Government.

Sir Stafford NorMicote will submit an estitmve for the Indi.ui Expedition on the 27'h inst., when the Marquis of Hartiugton's m.>»ion will be taken. The Queen reviewed 16,000 troops at AlcUrsii't.

A destructive earthquake took place at Venezuela. Six hundred persons were killed.

Berlin, May 15. At yesterday', sitting of the Hungarian Ch-.mber of Dui.tioies there was a debate on the Easter,, Question, when the President ofth- Huivariin Ministry said the (ioverninfiiit had lately Found it necrissary to fiko further precautions for conservation of Austro :[un»ariau interests, an 1 had strengthened her troops on the northem, somlicin. mul eastern frontiers.

. Constantinople, May 13. The Turkish Government maintain that the Treaty of Stefano stipulates for the surrender of Shumla and Varna fortresses to Bulgaria, not Russia. (Undated). The Russian army remain at San Stefano, and the British squadron at Constantinople. The intensity of feeling between the Porte and the Russian commander-in-chief, respecting the evacuation of the fortress, is increasing.

[special to press agency.]

London, May 16. At the riots at Blackburn and Barnby, the military fired on a mob, and live were wounded. Several mills were burnt and windows smashed. The Australian cricketers have arrived.

An explosion at a powder mill at Paris was followed by an extensive fire. Twentv persons were killed.

Lord Russell is alarmingly ill and not expected to recover.

The Russians reinforced Stefano with thirty batallions.

Canada is taking precautions against the Fenians.

The Emperor of Germany is congratulated from all quarters on his escape from Bssasination.

Baker Pasha and other English officers in the service of the Porte, are actively employed in the defence of the capital.

Melbourne, May 20. The Cable Conference decided to adopt Glovers recommendation that the second cable between Singapore and Port Darwin, should avoid ihe Java land line. The subsidy to the Cable Company is not to exceed £32,4000, for not more than 20 years. Mr Wilson, the Tasmanian representative, attaches to his signature a memo regretting the Conference, and declining to entertain the suggestion that the cable connecting Tasmnnia and New Zealand, should be treated as part of a general scheme of telegraphic communication with Europe.

LATEST UNPUBLISHED,

THE CONTROL OF THE FORCES.

RUSSIAN PRESS MODERATE.

London, May 17. The Secretary for' Foreign Affurs, referring to Lord HartingWs motion, said the control of the forces was se cured to Parliament by the right to l'efuse supplies.

St. Petersburg. May 17. The Russian Press has assumed a more moderate tone.