TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2113, 18 October 1890, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

London, Oct. 15.

Owing to uncertain rumors ia financial circles Consols fell-f', C osing at 945, The money market is nervous and unsettled, and bears arp operating strongly. !Strange,though unconfirmed, rumors are afioit to the effect that some great houses are in financial difficulties.

.The, Salvation Armyj celebrated the funeral rites of the late Mrs Booth at tha Olympia with Rn impressiye service, ‘Forty thousand persons, were present, [and there were many touching scenes. A procession of 560GK‘officers of the Salvation Army, induing several from -Australia, followed the^remains of the 'late Mrs Booth to the grt*ve, jDr, Temple, Bishop of Lop lon, performed the ceremony of re-consecrajing i St. Paul’s, rendered necessary by the suicide there last week.

It is expected. that the O’Shea divorce ctsa; will be I heard in the- middle of : November, or' towards the end of the month. u The various Agents-Genoral ,in company with Major-General Steward, their ■military, adviser, paid a visit of inspection to the Manser Magazine Rifle Factory at Sheffield-io-dsy. Tiey compared* the- Manser rifle, with English rifle, and the former was considered to the superior weapon. i Dillon and O’Brien are in France. They missed the Havre mail steamer which they were supposed to hive . oaugbt, I Oct. 16. | It is reported that Messrs Dillon and j O’Brien are visiting Rome, i The Kaikonra arrived at Piytqoqth (yesterday with her cargo of frozen meat jin good order.: | The Stock Exchange is still excited, j Colonial stocks remain unchanged a t .nominal figures, and are quite Unsaleable, ißrokers suggest that the oolonjaj Govern(meats should issue treasury bills instead jof floating loans at, present. ' Arrived—S.S. Blderslte, from Port Chalmers (August 24). The barque Dunedin, which left Oamaru on March 19th, has been posted at Lloyds as missing, Mr G. 0. Levy has been appointed Commissioner,to the Chicago Exhibition, and will visit the colonies for the purpose of procuring exhibits. The H ev, Randal Thomas* Davidson, Dean of Windsor, will succeed the Right Rev. Anthony W, Ihorold, as Bishop of Rochester. Tub Baoub. Oct. 16. In oonseqaßHce of the state of health of iherKiog of Holland, a regency has (been appointed again, Shawm,, Oot, ; 14. Osman Digna’a, Arabs are dispersing, owing to famine. New York, Oct. 14. The operation of.tha McKinley Tariff (Bill has caused increased shipments from i America. ! Preparations are being made here to afford a hearty recaption to Messrs O’Brien and billoa.au.their arrival. Oct. 16, Owing to advanced prices under the •McKinley Tariff-Bill almost a political revolution is threatened, and the West; Republicans now admit that it was a serious b under to allow the measure to | pass.