CABLEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1086, 13 June 1882, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[from our own correspondent], London. In the House of Commons on June 1 Sir Charles I'ilke, the Under Foreign Secretary, in reply to a question, stated that ho believed that all the Powers will accept the proposal to hold a Conference for the consideration and settlement of tho Egyptian question, though no definite decision has yet been come to. He further announced that information had been received that the Egyptians had commenced constructing earthworks round Alexandria, and that the Government were in consequence consulting with Admiral Sir Beauchamp Seymour, Commander of the united squadron, as to the course to bo pursued in regard thereto. DEPARTURE OF THE TURKISH COMMISSION. CoNeTANTTNOPLE. The Turkish Commission of Inquiry into the state of affairs in Egypt left on June Ist for Alexandria on board tho Turkish ironclad squadron.

LOAN OF TWO MILLIONS FOR NEW SOUTH WALES. London. A New South Wales Loan, of £2,060,000, has been placed on the market Tenders must be at a minimum of £lO2. LONDON MARKETS. London. Consols remain at 100 7-8 ex div, The market rate of discount has been raised to 2} per cent. The bank rate remains at 3 per cent. New Zealand securities are firm at last quotations, viz.: Five per Cent. 10-40 Loan, 104} ; Five per Cent. 1889 Loan, 105 ; Four-and-a-llalf per Cent. 1879-1904 Loan, 103}. Colonial breadstuffs continue dull at the following unchanged prices:— Adelaide Wheat, ex warehouse, 525.; New Zealand Wheat, ex warehouse, 51s. ; Adelaide Flour, ex warehouse, 355. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 2,030,000 quarters, being 270,000 quarters less than at this day last week. Australian Tallow is advancing. Best beef is now at 435. 6d. and best mutton at 445. 6d. The total in London on June 1 was 5,900 casks. LONDON WOOL SALES. London. At the Wool Auction of June Ist 10,000 bales were offered. There was a firm and active demand for most descriptions, but Now Zealand greasy sorts were rather weaker. June 10. An active demand for most descriptions of wool experienced to-day at auction. Catalogues comprised 9900 bales. STRIKE RIOTS IN AMERICA. New Yobk. Fully 50,000 ironworkers are now on strike at Chicago, and at this and other cities in the States. Intelligence is to hand from Chicago that a large body of ironworkers who are on strike boarded a train, and severely maltreated a number of nonstrikers. The disturbance was of a serious character, and was only suppressed by police intervention. Brussels, June 10. Sir Henry Parkes has been feted and entertained at dinners in this city and Verviers. In speeches on these occasions he expressed a hope that the commercial relations between Belgium and Australia would increase through the medium of free trade. Sir Henry Parkes had an interview to-day with M. Friere Orban, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Alexandria, June 10. The strong ill-feeling of the native population of this city towards the

Europeans manifested itself last evening in attack by a large body of the former upon several parties of English and other residents. In an affray which took place, several Europeans were killed, including the engineer of H.M.S. Superb, and many were wounded, including the English Consul, who suffered very severe injury. Tho disturbance was ultimately suppressed by the military being called out, when order was restored. Melboubne, June 12. A robbery of £l5OO worth of jewellery was effected last night from the shop of Mr. Curnski in Lonsdale street. No arrests have yet been made in connection with the affair. Adelaide, June 12. Harjes, the Auckland absconder, has been sentenced to a fortnight’s imprisonment previous to his extradition under a New Zealand warrant. FOUNDERING OF A BARQUE. LOSS OF LIFE. Sydney. News has been received that the barque Don Quillento has foundered during a gale at the Friendly Islands. All the officers were drowned, and only five of those on board were saved.