LATEST CABLE NEWS.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM. London, February 10. The Porte refused a firman to the British fleet to remain at Stamboul, on the grounds that the Russians would occupy the city. The armistice is terminable in three days. It is rumored that the terms of alliance between Turkey and Russia are that the latter should assume a protectorate. Russia has suggested a conference at Brussels or Lausanne. There has been a disastrous fire at Tientsin. Two thousand were killed. The steamer Metropolis has been wrecked on the coast of Carolina. Hundreds of lives were lost. (REUTER'S SPECIAL TO PRESS AGENCY.). London, February 15. Consols, 95. Bank rate of discount, 2 per cent. ; market rate, 11. Wheat firm ; wool quiet ; Adelaide wheat, 61 to 63 ; Adelaide flour unquotable, four and a half ; New Zealand loan unchanged. Arrived—Cuzco and Hankow. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Sydney, Tuesday. The Government of New South Wales have agreed to a conference on the duplicate cable question. Arrived—City of Sydney. Melbourne, Tuesday. The combined team arrived here in excellent health. It is stated that the trip was a financial success.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5275, 20 February 1878, Page 2
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181LATEST CABLE NEWS. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5275, 20 February 1878, Page 2
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