TELEGRAMS.
ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.
London, Jam 21
The Agents-General petition the British Government to consent to suspend the Brindisi route.
South Aus-rnlia is made a party to the cable cotract.
Cardinal McOKskey’s enthusiastic support of Mr Parnell has given umbrage at the Vatican.
The Pope is suffering from a severe nov'ins irritability.
It is understood that the Homo Rulers in tiie House of Commons resolved to prevent work during the present seesion with the object of obtaining increased attention to the state of affairs in Ireland.
The death is nnnonneed to day of Jules Favre, the French statesman, aged 70.
The metal market is steady. Arrivi-d—Hugo (sic) and Hudson from Port Chalmers, (September 13th. Three per cent Consols 972. Adelaide wheat, 58s 6d ; Adelaide flour unchanged ; Austialian tallow fm ther declined, best hetf, 35s Cd ; best mutton, 395.
A terrible explosion occurred to-day at the Leycett colliery. Staffordshire. Seventy nine miners were lulled.
Five per cent New Zealand 10-40 loan, 102 J; new loan, 103§. The next series of wool sales is for February 17th. The arrivals to date amount to 50,000 bales ; the total probable quantity to be offered, including that left over from last auctions, is 250.000 bales. The quantity of new arrivals to be included in the sales has been restricted by the Importers Committee to 250.000 bales. Russell Lowell, American Minister,, is in England. The Government refused a special postal rate to the Orient Company.
A resolution to vote the Irish Distress Fund a half a million dollars by Congress was referred to a Committee.
The capture of Tchiliskar has been confirmed. The Times Berlin telegram states that Bismark will su, port the Polynesian Company.
Berlin, Jan. 21
It is stated here that Germany intends to acquire some of the South Sea Islands in order to increase her influence in the Pacific.
Dr Eichard Krul, who has gone to Sydney, has been appointed ConsulGeneral of the German Empire for Australia.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 228, 24 January 1880, Page 2
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