CABLEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1182, 23 October 1882, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[Reuteji’s Telegrams.] LONDON, Oct. 19. The official list of awards at the Bordeaux Wine Exhibition shows that Victoria takes 9 first, 15 second, 9 third prizes, together with 5 honorable mentions. New South Wales takes 5 first, 9 second, 11 third prizes, ami 2 honorable mentions. South Australia 2 first, 4 second, 3 third prizes, and 5 hunorab'e mentions The British troops are now beginning to arrive from Egypt, and banquets a e being organised in their honor at several places. The tenders for the Auckland Harbor Board £150,000 Five per Cent. Loan were opened today. The total amount ottered is t 345,500, the tenders ranging from £lOO to £lO5, the average being £lOl 12s 2d. Tenders at £lOl 10s 6d ami upwards will receive in full, and those at £lOl 10s will receive 75 per cent. Consols remain at 101 g. Bank interest remains at 5s ; at market rate 3£ per cent. The Bank reserve stands at £,10,300,000, or £300,000 more than last week. New Zealand Securities remain at last quotations, viz., Five per Cent. 10-40 Loan, 1054 ; Five per Cent. 1889 Loan, 107 ; Four-and-a-Half per Cent. 1879-1904 Lean, 101.] - . Colonial breadstuffs firm at 495. for Adelaide Wheat ex warehouse, and 43s to 46s for New Zealand ditto. Adelaide Flour 34s ex warehouse. Australian Tallow quiet; 44s 6d for best beef, and 47s for best mutton. October 20. The Homeward mails via San Francisco which left Auckland on September 12th, were delivered here to-day, three days in advance of contract time. Consols have advanced an J, and are quoted to-day at 1014. | The market for Colonial breadstuffs is un- | changed. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain has decreased by 50,000 quarters during the week, and is now 1,830,000 quarters. Australian tallow declined Is per cwt. ; best beef now worth 43s 6d, and best mutton 465. There is a fair demand for wool, and bettei’ enquiry fox all descriptions of New Zealand wools. ALEXANDRIA, Oct. 19. ! The scheme for the organisation of the Egyptian Army, which has been drawn out by Baker Pasha, has been finally approved of by the Egyptian Government. It has now been agreed by the Egyptian Government that Arabi Pasha and his associates should be allowed the services of English counsel on their trial, which will be accordingly forthwith commenced. Oct. 20. The English counsel engaged to defend Arabi on his trial, have visited him in prison at Cairo, for the purpose of preparing his defence. October 22. The counsel employed to defend Arabi have secured the right of cross examining witnesses, and it is confident t at Arabi and his fellow prisoners will receive fair trial. Sir Garnet Wolsley has sailed for England. A scheme of re organisation has been drawn up fur the Egyptian Government by Buker Pasha. One hull’ of the officers in the army will in future be Englishmen.