TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 169, 13 August 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN,

London, August 8. ] Three per cent, consols, 97|. Best j Austialian beef tallow, 325. ; best Aus- , tralian mutton tallow, 345. The total ; stock of tallow in London to date is . 10.000 casks f August 9. The Rev Newman Hall has obtained a - divorce after a protracted trial. , The House of Commons, by a large ; majority, sanctioned the Peninsular con- ; tract. Latest news from the Cape reports that the Znln chiefs have submitted, and declare Oetewayo’s capture imperative as a preliminary to a permanent peace. _ _ 1 The Bill authorising the permissive establishment- of Volunteer corps in • Ireland was, rejected' in the House of , Lords. i, ' "" ’ i The iron trade is reviving. _ i New Zealand 5 cjpn;|. 104 loan is , at 104. i > 1 The Board of Trade 7 returns of imports ] for the past month amount to L 35,7600,000 j showing a decrease of L 7,750,000. The \ returns of exports for the last month : show a slight improvement. < A large fire has occurred at Scragevo. ( One thousand buildings were burnt and ; 10.000 people rendered homeless. f August 10. 1 The latest nows from the Cape reports 1 that Sir Garnet Wolseiey censured Lord 1 Chelmsford for precipitating the battle of s Ulundi without waiting for his arrival. f In the Transvaal are assurn- f iog a hostile attitude. It is thought that < repressive measures ■will be necessary, A financial crisis has occurred at Mon- j troal. The crisis is severely felt, and , causes wide-spread misery. The Exchange < Bank has failed for a large amount. ’ ( MaDitii), August 8. ( The King of Spain, in returning from 1 the funeral of his second sister’s infant, 5 Mario del Polar, was thrown from his car- ( riago and dislocated his shoulder. It has 1 since been rc : ; ;

4 AUSTRALIAN NEWS. I s V Melbourne, August 6. &r Arthur Gordon is a passenger by the AssaTfc, Sir John (TShannassey’s amendment on the Budget advocates the restriction of the expenditure. August 10. The approaching boat race is attracting much attention. Messenger is the favourite. August 11.There are 75 acceptances for the Men bourne Cup, Le Loup being the only New { Zealand horse. Sydney, August it). Mr. J. 0. Williamson has obtained interim injunction restraining the per-' formance of £t H.M.S. Pinafore.” The weather has cleared throughout the colony. August 11. The report of t&'O .Mutual Life Association has been pf&lighed, and shows the gross receipts fon the half year to be L 421,000, and the profit for the same period LG4,000.