CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 9, 1 October 1880, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS.

(rEUTER'B TELEORAMB.) London, Sept. 27. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 46s New Zealand securities have advaaoed by £ to 1 per cent, on last Quotations. Today's prices are as follows :—5 per cent. 10-40 Loan. 104* ; 5 per cent. 1889 Loan, 102 ; 41 per cent. 1879-1904 Loan, 97£. A further examination of the wool Bales jitst <tfosed shows that New South Wales fleece, and New Zealand greasy, dosed at from £d to Id higher than at close of last sales. Trickett is out practising daily in his new boat, and Hanlon is practising in the boat which he brought from America. The cricket match, Australians v. the Players of England, commenced today on the Crystal Palaoe ground. The Players of England went first to the wickets, but were unable to make any stand against their op ponente, who disposed of them for 90 runs. Palmer and Boyle bowled splendidly, the former taking 5,. and the latter 4 wickets. The fielding also of the visitors was excellent, and much admired. The wicket was rather bumpy, and favored the bowling. The Australians then went in for their first innings, and when the stumps were drawn for the day had scored 70 runs for three wickets. Murdoch was caught and bowled for 86. Spofforth was again absent from the Australian team. September 28. The cricket match was resumed this morning at Crystal Palace. The Australians have scored 133 in their first innings, and the Players are therefore 43 to the bad. In the Australians' innings M'Donnell was caught for 28. The Players have gone ia for their second innings. Brisbane, September 28. A steamer has arrived at Cook town with the following items of Eastern intelligence, dated the 13th inst. : — Hopes of a peaceful settlement of the difficulties between Russia and China are improving, but warlike pre parations still remain unabated on the part of China. Slight shocks of earthquake still continue at Manilla. Heavy floods are also inflicting great damage on merchandise and shipping, and vessels are unable to load or discharge. Java sugar crop accounts state that the yield is likely to be small. Sydney, September 28. The ship Susanna Godefroi, bound to Yokohama, has been wrecked at Newcastle during a heavy gale, in sight of a multitude of citizens. All otx board have perished except Captain Edmonson, late in command of the Gunga, and four of the crew. Captain Edmonson is not expected to reefer. The vessel has completely brokei*&pA preliminary meeting has been held to consider the best means for showing sympathy with the proprietors of the Sydney Evening News, in connection with the late contempt of Court case. St. Petersbubg, September 28. It is rumored that there is a Nihilist plot afoot to descvoy the Czar's steamer Lividia, which was built at Glasgow.