NEWS BY CABLE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5837, 13 December 1879, Page 2

N EWS BY CABLE.

!REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) | London - , December 10. An active business in wool is expected after the new year. The Board of Trade returns o£ the exports for the past mouth amount to £17,062,500, showing ..n increase of £117,625 compared «sth last year. Xew Zealand 10-40 5 per cent, loan, IOOi. December 11. The total reserve of notes and bullion in the Bank of Lngland is £15,500,000. Berlin - , December 11. German manufacturers have promised their co-operation at the Melbourne International Kxhibition. St. Petersbdro, December 10. The pacific policy of Russia is strengthened

by the speech of the Emperor in reply to a congratulatory address, in which he hoped that Russia would develop the resources of the country and maintain peace. St. Petersburg, December 11. The persons arrested have acknowledged making the attempt on the Czar’s life, and Nihilists own to complicity. Naples, December 11. A very severs snowstorm has occurred in the southern parts of Italy. Alexandria, December 11. A letter from King John of Abyssinia to the Khedive declares his readiness for peace, provided the great Powers recognise the conditions of peace, Sydney, Friday. The bushrangers Kogan, Williams, and Bennett have been recommended to mercy. The Ministerial Bill introduced into the Legislative Assembly provides for 103 members in the Lower House. Hennessy’s brandy, case, 345. 9d. to 33=.; bulk, quarters, 10s. 6d.; kerosene, Devoe’s, Is. lOd.; Patna rice, £’22 ; New Zealand wheat, 4s. 9d. to 55.; New Zealand oats, 2s. 6d,; maize, 2s. 4d. Adelaide, Friday. Wheat, ss. 3d.; flour, £ll 15s. to £l2 15s. per ton.