CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1221, 16 March 1880, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

LATEST HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS,

(reotejvs telegram, per press association) London, March 13. Mr. Gladstone, in a speech delivered at Maryjebone, said lie believed that Eai'l Derby would henceforth, be definitely associated with the Liberal party. March 12. Three per cent, consols, 97f. The total quantity of "wheat afloat for Great Britain is 1,500,000 quarters. The vpol Kales have closed, the quantity solcl being }9O,OQQ hales. There was none held over, March 1/5. Information was received here, this morning from San Francisco that a fire has occurred on board the Pacific Mail Company's ship City of Sydney, while laying in dock at San Francisco. The. extent of the damage she has sustained is at present unknown. Bombay, March 15.

A report has been received from AfFghanistan to the effect that the enemy has captured the village of Chaikar, near the city of Cabul, and a new Afghan campaign is now considered inevitable.

DIRECT AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (REUTPP/S TELEGRAM PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) (Sydney, March. 15, The E. and A.M. steamship Normanby arrived from Cooktown on Saturday. ■ : Great excitement exists at Saigon, Cochin China, relative to the French occupation of Tohquin. The Japanese Executive ,are considering the necessity for the establishment of a National Assembly. The Xing of Siam is about to visit all the capitals in Europe. ■ Brisbane, March 13. .

Legal points having been raised,, in connection with, the conviction of the bushranger Wells, the Governor has granted a respite of the death sen-' tence until the 22nd inst. March 16. I The Queensland National Bant lias received a telegram from London to the effect that the floating of the proposed Queensland loan has been postponed until after the forthcoming general elections in England, as it is feared that the excitement attending the same might. endanger the. success of the loan.