CABLEGRAMS.
LATEST HOM E AN I) I'O KKIGN SsEWS. | (KF.riT.K.s TfXEGKAM ITU A.«S RATION.) London, December J. Three per cent, consols, 97*. The reserve in notes and bull' ol ' in the Bank of England is L 15,125,000. December 4. The 2few Zealand loan has been issued fur L 5,000,000, »t five per cent. ; minimum, 97i- . . A ■ The peace party is gaming ground m Europe, and meetings of delegates are Wing held in various countries. Wool—Total sales, 115,000 bales. Iho tone of the market is steady; withdrawals, 4000 bales. . , „ St. PETERSBfKcn, December .J. The carriages which were exploded in the attempt to assassinate the Czar were not railway cars, but ordinary baggage carriages following the Emperor, December 4-
Further particulars of the attempted massacre show that the Emperor escaped s<?lely because the order for departure of trains conveying the Emperor and baggage respectively was reversed, otherwise it certainly would have proved fatal. It is ascertained that the explosive was fired from a house in the vicinity of the line taken by the Emperor. The matter has caused a profound sensation. Dt r.UN. December 4. The trial of the persons recently arrested will commence on the 11th inst. DfkKCT AUSTRALIAN NEWS. tRKCTCKS rr.LF.OBJW. ikkfkf.-association.) Svi»f.y, December 5. New Zealand wheat. 4s; 2»ew Zealand oats, 2# to 2s "i; maize, 2s 4d j Sugar Co. s No. 1 pieces, L4O. Adelaide, December 5. Adelaide wheat, 5s 4d ; Adelaide flour, LI I 15s to Ll2 5* per ton. Freight is advancing. The harvest everywhere is beyond anticipation. In the north the yield i 3 13 bushels. Meujootin*. December G. A deputation from the Lincolnshire farmers arrived here on board the f >ld, and intend to inspect land in IVew Zealand with a view to immigration. Brisbane, December 5. | A tlestructive Cre has occurred here, ! and a hotel and six shops have been comLpletely destroyed.
In consequence of a vacancy in the LcgisHtivc Assembly, caused by the bankruptcy of Dywer, the Government consider the statutory majority obtainable. The <juc3tion will be decided on Tuesday " eXt -
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1134, 6 December 1879, Page 2
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