CABLE NEWS

Patea Mail, 30 September 1880, Page 3

CABLE NEWS

RECEIVED LAST NIGHT. (Reuter's Special Despatches to the Mail.)

WAR FEELING. LONDON MARKETS.

London, 27th

Stock markets are depressed, owing to political uneasiness anent the Turkish question.

Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 465,

New Zealand securities have advanced by 1|- to 1 per cent, on last quotations. To-day’s prices are : 5 per cent 10.40 Loan, 102 ; the per cent, 1879-1904 Loan, 97-L

WOOL PRICES HIGHER. London, 28th.

Further examination of the wool sales just closed shows that New South Wales fleece and New Zealand greasy closed at from Ad to Id higher than at the close of last sales.

HOMEWARD MAILS. London, 28th. Mails via San Francisco which left Auckland on August 17 were delivered in London to-day. GREAT CRICKET MATCH. London, 28th, afternoon. In tho cricket match, Australians v. Players of England, resumed this morning at the Crystal Palace ground, the Australians have scored 133 in their first innings. The Players are therefore 43 to the bad. In tho Australian innings McDonnell was caught for 28 runs. The Players have gone in for their second innings.

28th, Evening. The Players in second innings scored 82 ; all out. Palmer and Boyle again howled well, the former taking six and the latter three wickets. The Australians then requiring 40 runs to win the match wont in for their second innings, and when the stumps were drawn for the day had put together 10 runs for throe wickets down. There was a thick haze over the ground all day, which seriously interfered with play.

LAND TROUBLE IN IRELAND. London, 28th.

Mr Dillon, member for Tipperary, made a speech at Skibbereen to-day, in the course of which lie urged a complete organisation to obtain ownership of the land, but to obtain the same without attacking landlords. NIHILIST PLOT. London, 28th. It is rumored there is a Nihilist plot afoot to destroy the Czar of Russia’s new steamer Livadia, now at Glasgow. HURRICANE AND EARTHQUAKE. Cooktown, Wednesday. A destructive hurricane has passed over China.

Slight shocks of earthquake continue to be experienced at Manilla. Floods are also causing great damage to shipping and and merchandise.

RUSSIAN TROUBLE IN CHINACooktown, Wednesday.

Eastern news to the 13th September reports there were hopes of a peaceful settlement of difficulties between Russia and China, but preparations for war continued unabated in China.

SHIPWRECK. Sydney, Wednesday. The ship Susannah Godefroy, bound to Yokohama, has been wrecked at Newcastle. Captain Edmondson was rescued, but has since expired. Six of f-ho crew were drowned, and four escaped.

TURKISH CRISIS. Constantinople, 28th. The Porte has asked Montenegro to delay the steps it proposed to take to obtain possession of Dulcigno, as the Turkish Government is not yet ready to enforce the cession. Riza Pasha, Turkish commander, has notified to Montenegrins that if their troops cross the frontier into Albania, the step will be deemed a causus lelli.

FRANCE REFUSES COOPERATION. London, 28th, It is announced that the French Government has instructed the commander of French vessels forming part of the combined fleet at Eagusa to abstain from taking part with the squadron in any act of coercion towards Turkey. Constantinople, 28th.

Intelligence has been received that tho Montenegrins have asked aid of tho Great Powers to enable them to obtain possession of Dulcigno. They solicit the Powers to take some steps beyond coercion through the fleet. Admirals in command of vessels forming the squadron have referred to their respective Governments for instructions.

AFGHAN AFFAIRS. Calcutta, 26th. Cabulcse who formed part of Ayonb Khan’s defeated army, and escaped to Cabul, have submitted to Amcor Abdul Rahman. VICTORIAN POLITICS. Melbourne, Wednesday. In the Legislative Council last night, Mr Cuthbcrt moved for a conference of tho two Houses in reference to payment of members. The motion was carried by 18 to 5. The Council are willing to pass payment to Members of the Assembly, but not to the Upper House. PRESS LIBEL CASE. Brisbane, Wednesday. Mr Gresley Ductiin, proprietor of the Brisbane Courier , is suing tho proprietor of a Catholic paper for libel; damages £3OOO. PLUNDER AND MURDER. Cooktown, Wednesday. Seven survivors of a Chinese junk, arrived here from New Guinea, report that natives there had seized and plundered a vessel and killed seven of the crew. The others managed to escape. The attack was made out of revenge for abuse of a native woman by some of the Chinese,