TELEGRAPHIC.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2797, 11 March 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[Rkdteb’s Agenoy.j

Transvaal Troubles. ; , Capetown, Marches.

Telegrams are to hand from the Transvaal stating that further severe fighting has taken place between, the Boers and the natives under the chief Montsima, residing beyond the boundary fixed by the Convention. The Boers ttvico attacked Montsima, but were repulsed on each occasion with heavy loss. ShippingLondon, March 8. The Merchant Shipping and Underwriters Association report the arrival of the ship Timaru from Port Chalmers left, December 10. Commercial. have declined to 100$.', New Zealand securities are quoted as follows: 5 per cent 10 40 loan at 103$, ex div.; 5 per cent 1889 loan at 104 ’; 4£ per cent 1879-1904 loan at. 101$. ’ i '/■ : - J' Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse,, fy.. at 545; New Zealand, do, 495, Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 38s. Australian tallow--best beef, 40s; bestinuttoh'd^s. Best Scotch pig iron, No*, 1 f.o.b.i in thedyde, is worth 495. ( i: ‘j. At the wool sales to day 8460 bales were offered, and a Arm and active demand was again experienced. , March' 9,. The Bank of England has to-day reduced its rate of discount to 4 per cent. The Cloture Debate. ~,, tl , In thO House of Commons the new rules of. debate, as proposed by the Government, were under discussion. , A resolution for the adoption of a modified form of cloture,-as suggested by Mr Gladstone on the 20th ult., viz., that cloture would be applied 'wlieh 'the majority against Its adoption was Jess than forty and the majority in favbr'bf it exceeded one hundred, waia carried'by 303 to 235. ' ; ■ r '' r