CABLE NEWS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 18, 6 December 1883, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPVRIGIIT.] [Reuter’s Tlkgrams.] London, Dec. 4. Intelligence is to hand of a serious revival of fitna'ical aggression among the native t-ibes of Cen ral Asia A large force of Turcomans «re now threatening Meshed, a city in North Persia, containing 70,000 inhabitants. It. is feared that an attack in force will shortly he made. Di-turb nershave also occurred at Kbokan, where a party of Brit'sh surveyors were attacked by the natives, who were, however, driven off. six of their number being killed Twenty of the surveyors’ party lost their lives, but. none of the British were injured. The French (?), Russian, and American Governments h ive decided to co-operate in a looting m for the protection of the subjects of neutral Powers in Chinese terri tort, in the event of an outb.eak of war with China occurring. Serious faction riots between Orangemen and Parneilites have occurred at Newry, and also at. Wexford. Members of both societies assembled in large numbers, and continuous rioting, lasting for several hours, occurred in both towns.

It is reported that Mr Tennyson, the p">et Laureate, will shortly be rai rd to the Peerage. I he P. *nd <). steam-hip Clyde, from Melbourne (04. II), and the Or ent steamshin Lui-itania, fr »in Melhou ne (Oct. 20), with a cargo of 4500 carcas s of mutton on board, arrived at Plymouth yesterday. LONDON COMMERCIAL. Consols are quoted at 100 i ® x div. New

Zealand securities remain at last quotations, viz. : 5 per cent 10’40 loan, 105 ; 5 per cent 1889 loan, 104; 4| per cent 1879-19j4 Io: n, 101 J; 4 per cent inscribed stock, 100 A ex div. The market rate of discount has declined 2|, and is now f below the Bank rate.

Adelaide wheat ex store has declined 6d per quarter, and is to-day at 465. New Zealand wheat is quoted at 38s 6d to 49s fid, a decline of Is on best qualities. Adelaide flour remain at 32s ex store. At y-OHierday’s auction a firm and active demand was exper-rnevd for the various lot* offered. The catalogue comprised 8,203 ba'ea

The cargo of frozen mnt ton, consisting nf 3,750 «a>esses, which arrived on Nov. 21st, from Melb urne, per steamship Garrone, but was stored owing to the market being temporarily glutted, was placed on the market today, when the carcases affered realised from '>|'l Io 5j l per ponn I. The meat whs in fair condition, but. too fat. Washington, Deo. 4.

The Unted States Congress was formally opened to-day. In the customary message on the occasion President Arthur announces that the Government have decided to extend its relations of union with eastern nations, and that it might possibly become necessary to co-operate with other Powers with a view to secure liberty of trade in the Cong) Valley. He suggests that a policy of retaliation should be pursued towards countries levying taxes on the importation of American productions. The message announced that the budget will show a surplus of 39,000,000 dollars, and concluded by urging that steps be taken to reconstruct the Navy of the Union, and at the same time to proceed with the various coast defences which are nece*’’ ary. Calcutta, Dec. 4.

The Duke of Connaught, accompanied by the Duchess and the infant Princess, arrived here to-day, en route for Meerut. Their Royal Highnesses were received with great enthusiasm.