HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (per press association.)

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8175, 6 May 1895, Page 2

HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph .—Copyright. (per press association.)

Received May 4, at 11 40 a.m. London, M*y 3. Tenders were opened to-day for the 3 per cent million And n-half loan with a minimum of 90. Tho total amount; was L 4.963.400. There vtcva tenders for L 3 210,000 at L 94 Bi, which pi ice will get about ono third. The ayerago on the loan was about 94£. Tho highest tender was 97.

Received May 4, at 10.50 a.m. London, May 3. Armed— S >ukar, ship, from Lyttelton (Jiinmiy 29); Auriga, Lurquo, from Napier (January 13). The Trust Agency of Australasia do* clare.s a dividend of 20 per cent and a bonus of 2£ ptr cpnt. Ob tuary— E»rl Pembroke. Lord Hope! oun, ex Gorernor of Victoria, has ai rived after a short stay in Paris. Ho will have an interview with Lord Ripon at an early date. The Countess of Russell appeals againsb the adverse decision in her suib for restitution of conjupfvl rights. It is ofliciilly Fta'cd tint, relying on the guarantee that Nicaragua will pay the indemui y in a fortnight, the blockade of Corinto will bo raised. The other claims i»re to be referred to a joint commission. Russia, Great Bitain, and Franoe will shortly present to the Porte a 6oheme for reform in Armenia, The Porte has already approved of a scheme enabling the Armenians to take put in provino.al administration. At Newimrket to-day the One Thousand Guineas resulted an follows : Galeottia, 1 ; h\ Sagesac, 2 ; Gas, 3. Cubino and his son, the Novelette colt, liavo anived in gond condition «b Colombo, en route to England. Japan has placed largo orders in Europe for munitions of war, and small swift cruisers. The Times statps that Rus«i» will declare war if Japan remains obstinate.

Paris, M<iy 3. Tiro loaders of the omnibus strike were sentenced to nix months' imprisonment. Shanghai, May 3. The Pekin officials urga that an offer should bo mado to p«y a double indemnity instead of the cesnion of part of M*n* churia. Others protest against the giving up of Formosa, and offer to contribute to the redemption fund.

Washington, May 3. The Duke of Orleans is improving.

Received May 4, at 11.25 a.m. London, May 3. The weekly returns of ihe Bank of England published to-day show the total reserve in notes and bullion to be L 27 ,588,000, the proportion of reserve to liabilities boing 65*96. Consols, 105J-, Three mouths' bills are discounted at $ per cent. New South Wales 4 per cent inscribed stock, 116 ; 3£ do, 104£. Victorian 4 per cent 105^ ; 3£ do, 100$. South Australian 4 per oont, 109 ; lih do, 104 Queensland 4 per cent, 109 J : 3i do, 102 J. New Zealand 4 per cent inscribed stock, 109£ ; 3^ per cent do, 104. Tasmania!) 3£ per cent, 103, Western Australian 4 per cent, 116. New Zealand long-berried wheat, ex warehouse, 26s GJ, muket firm. South Australian wheat, firm, «b 26* 9d. Victorian wheat, firm, at 26* 3d. Now Zealand mutton — First quality, 3£d per 1b ; spoond quality, 2Jd. L«mb— Average, 3Jd per Ib. New Zealand hemp— Unchanged. Two hundred of the BanSshire's sheep sold at 43s each. The others at 38a, They were put on the market at 5Jd per pound. Sugar— Best German boet, steady, 9a 6d ; Java, firm, 11s Qd. No. 1 best Scotch pig iron, f.o,b. in Clyde, 44-4, firm. A good selection was offered at the wool 8»les, bat prices were unchanged. Continental buyers are the chief operators. The Bradford market ia also f|»t owing to the decline. Victorian turkeys brought Bfcd per Ib, whioh is oomidored Tory good, as thort if little demand. Silver, 2s 6R

Reoeivea May 8, at 0,80 p.m. London, May 3. The New Zetland loan averaged L 94 8l 93. Quo tender wit (or LlOO Kb par, B*il hM b««n allowed In O«g»t Wild* • Otis.