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London, Oct. 22. Consols have advanced to 99£. New Zealand securities have improved, and are to-day quoted as follows -.—Five per cent Loan, 100; Five per cent 1889 Loan, 101 1; Four and a half per cent 1879-1904 Loan, 93£. Adelaide and New Zealand wheat are unchanged, The total quantity of wheat afloat
for Great Britain is 1,720,000 quarters Australian tallow is without quotable change. Best Sydney copra is quoted at £17. Best sides Australian leather have advanced to 11 |d. October 23. Telegrams have been received from Copenhagen announcing that a severe hurricane has been experienced there which has caused numerous shipping casualties. Trickett and Laycock have returned from their trip !o the Isle of Wight, and are again in training at Putney. Constantinopae, October 93. The German, French, and Austrian Ambassador to the Porte are, in accordance with instructions from their Governments, urging the Sultan to order Eiza Pasha to surrender Dulcigno to the Montenegrin within five days, The Convention of Delegates of the Powers and Turkey which has been sitting at Cettinge since the 18th instant, hns failed' to come to any understanding aa to details in ropard to the cession of Dulcigno. The sittings of the Couventiou have accordingly bien suspended. Athens, October 23. In consequence of tbe opposit : on which the Greek Ministry have met with in Parliament they have tendered their resignations and a new Ministry is in course of formation. Pabts, October 23 Owinp to heavy rains the environs of the port of Cherbourg are completely inundated, and, much damage is being done to property. Tkheram, October 23. The predatory tribes who rceently crossed the Persiau frontier and pillaged a number of villages and nia sicred many of the inhabitants bave renewed their ravages and are continuing their depredations. The Persian troops under Heshmerked Dowlah are rapidly advancing against the enemy. Capetown, October 23. Telegrams from the seat of hostilities in Basutoland report that notwithstanding tbeir recent defeats the Basutoa continue to act on the offieusive. A. large body of the enemy now threatens the rear of Colonel Clarke's position at Mafetin«r, which place he had recently relieved with reinforcements from the Cape Rifles.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 208, 25 October 1880, Page 2
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