REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1132, 15 May 1880, Page 2

REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN, London, May 12. Consols, 99j.

Adelaide wheat, 525. At the wool sale to-day 10,700 bales were offered, making a total of 205,800 catalogued since the opening. Prices were barely maintained. Pig iron is quoted at 525.

The Select Committee which was appointed to consider the question which arose through Bradlaugh’s refusal to take the oath, has presented a report to Parliament, The Committee lias decided that Bradlaugh must take the oath before he can take his seat for Northampton.

May 13. Her Majesty’s corvette Bacchante, 16 guns, which recently returned from a cruise with the Princes Albert and George of Wales has been ordered on another cruise. She will shortly proceed to Australia, and visit the various ports. Prince George, the second son of the Prince of Wales, will accompany the Bacchante on this voyage. Hartington made a speech to-day, in the course of which he said that, in view of the difficulties which would be inherited from Conservative Ministers,, the Government would be obliged to limit the number of legislative measures to be introduced during the present session.

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbourne, May 13. In the Assembly to-day, Mr Service, Premier, said lie thought an influx of Chinese was not desirable. The question was one not merely of Colonial but of national interest. He intimated his intention of making a statement on the subject on a later date. Latest advices from Mauritius state that the sugar market is unchanged and inactive. Exchange on Colonies, 16 per cent ; freights to Colonies, 25s to 30s. Sydney, May 14. The accounts of the steamer Strathleven, which conveyed the first shipment of frozen meat to England, show that the vessel lost fifteen pounds by her trip. In the Legislative Assembly last night a new electoral Bill was under discussion. A clause providing that candidates for the Assembly should deposit £SO was rejected on division.