TELEGRAMS.
ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.
London, Dec. 77, The arrival of the Orient steamship from Australia, with a shipment of Australian fresh meat, was made by the owners the occasion of a grand luncheon on board the vessel to-day, when the various dishes served consisted of imported meet. A number of guests were invited, including many leading colonist., Sir Julius Vogel, Sir Arthur Blyth,. Mr Stanton, Sir Daniel Cooper, and, others, made speeches on the occasion. /--T Sir Daniel Cooper advised steps to fe' taken to steadily develop the in fresh meat from the colonies withoutattempting to force its sale in the London mafke’it.
Notwithstanding the large additions which have recently been made to the lorces in Ireland, the Imperial authorities, in that country have asked for further reinforcements in the disturbed districts,, and more troops have accordingly been, ordered to proceed from England with-, out delay. It is announced that Messrs Watson, and Hughes will be knighted. The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2, 000,000 quarters. V Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, sos * 6d ; New Zealand wheat, ex ship, remains at 445.
There is a fair demand for most descriptions of Australian hides at prices, generally about lower. Best Australian beef tallow, per cwt, 3Bs fid ; best mutton tallow, 36s ? best Sydney copra, Llfi ; best Australian leather, lid. One thousand pounds have been subcribed for the defence of Mr Parnell and the other Land Leaguers to be tried in Dublin.
Government has thanked Admiral Seymour for the manner in which he conducted the movements of the com-, bined fleet, w>hen engaged in the demonstration against Turkey for delivering' up Dulcigno to Montenegro. St. Petersburg, Dec. 17. Four hundred students have been-, arrested at Moscow on suspicion of be—, ing connected with Nihilism. Amsterdam, Dec. 17. The Dutch Governor is making pre-. parations for sending out an Arctic ex-, pedition. Athens, Dec. 17. Greece has declined to negotiate with. Turkey, and England has proposed that the difficultes between the two countries be settled by arbitration on the part of the Great Powers.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 331, 21 December 1880, Page 2
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