BRITISH AND FOREIGN.
[Reuteb's Agency.j The Irish Land Bill. London, May 23. The various amendments already put down against the clauses of the Irish Land Laws Bill for consideration in the House of Commons, occupy fortytwo pages of notice paper. Commercial- ' Consols are unchanged at 102£. NewZealand securities are without quotable - change. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 48s -; Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 33s Gd ;. Now Zealand wheat, 445. Australian, tallow, best beef, 34s Gd ; best mutton 7> 3Gs Gd ; best.'Australian leather, lid. Another Arrest. '"'. Thomas Brennan, Secretary s,£ tf ie Land League, a mercantile elerfe of Dublin, has been arrested upon a warrant issued by the Viceroy under the * provisions of the Coorctoa Act. Honors. Her Majesty the Queen has conferred . the honor of knighthood upon the Hon.: C. Lilley, Chief Justice of Queensland ; ; the Hon James Prendergast, Chief: Justice of New Zealand ; Mr John; Gorrie, Chief Justice of Fiji. TheGrand Cross of St, Michael and St.. George has been conferred upon Sir.Arthur Kennedy, Governor of Queens;land. Sir F. D. Bell, Agent-General for New Zealand, and the Hon H. A. Palmer, Colonial Secretary of Queensland, are created Commanders, and the Hon M. Fraser, Surveyor-General of South Australia, a Companion' of the the same Order. Prince Leopold has been created Duke of Albany. Afghan Affairs. Calcutta May 23. Intelligence has been received from
Afghanistan that Ayoub Khan has openly announced his intention of seizing Candahar. It is, however, reported that such a movement on his part will meet with mutual resistance from the inhabitants of the city and surrounding districts ; also that Abdul Rahman is making active preparation for the struggle. *
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2551, 25 May 1881, Page 2
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269BRITISH AND FOREIGN. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2551, 25 May 1881, Page 2
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