TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 296, 28 September 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

Londow, oept. 22. At the wool sales to-day, 8700 bale* were offiered, making a total of 269, 200 catalogued since the opening. There was a firm and active demand. New Zealand securities are falling to-day. Quotations are—s per cent 10-40 loan 102$ ; spercent 187910 an 101$. Intelligence has being received that a serious landship ha* occurred at a place called Nini.Tal.ih India, by which 11 officers and 24 men of a British Regiment stationed there were killed. The cricket, match Australians v. Eighteen of Bradford was resumed today. The Home team resumed their second innings, but owing to the inclemency of the weather, play was stopped when they had put together 195 for nine wickets. The match was drawn. Sept. 25.

Per Merchant Shipping and Underwriters Association-—Arrived,; Hawkhope from Oamaru, left May Ist ; May Queen, from Oamdtru, left June Ist. Later nsws from the Cape of Good Hope states that 1000 Basutos and Mohales, together with 5000 Mafetings? attacked the Cape Rifles, when severe fighting took place. The enemy was repulsed. - The match, t. aJNottingham, County eleven at Nottingham, was commenced to-day. The attendance at the match wss very large, and a capital wicket was pitched, and the'ground was in good order. The Australians went in first and lost nine wickets for 141 runs. Alexander, not out, 40, Murdoch was caught after putting together 42. The Australians being out on the aboye score, the Home team went to the wickets, and when the stumps were drawn for the day, had lost one wicket for 12 runs. '

The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is L 16,750,000. The .market rate of discount is £ below the bank rate of 5 per cent. The New Zealand 10-40 loan has risen to loBsY other New Zealand seourites are unchanged. At the wool sales to-day 7400 bales 'were offered, making 276,000 balei catalogued since the opening. Prices were again firmly maintained. The Australian cricketers are to be" entertained by the Lord Mayor at a banquet on Bth October. Sept. 24. Intelligence' has been received that i Sir Paget Seymour, the British Vice-

Admiral in command of the combined squadron, has gone toCetigno, where he.is concerting with the, Montenegrin authorities regarding the steps to be taken to obtain the cession of Dulciguu ''- by the Albanians. ' -

N«rw Yo«,.Bept, 24. It is announced that the American Arctic .exploring party has discovered remains of Sir John Rankiin's. expedition, after sledging' for eleven months and following the route covered by the , crews of the Jkabuaand Terror.

P*Kij», Sept. 28. Farther intelligence received from. Canton regarding the riots which have taken place there, states that order was not restored until the mjlitarj had been called out and attacked tha rioters.

Constantinople gept. 28. . It now transpires* that a report received last week that the Albanians had attacked arid expelled the Turkish garrison at Dulcigno is devoid of fount!*- - tion. !