CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3604, 15 July 1880, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

(Rkutkb's Special to Association.)

London; June 14.

Cod soli, 98|. New Zealand securities are unchanged. Markets for South Australian and New Zealand breadstuffs and Australian tallow unchanged. Scotch in London continues to advance in price, and was to-day quoted at 545. The Crops. The accounts of the hop crop are less farorable. The crops have been partially damaged by excessive rains. The Gazette to-day contains an official announcement' of the conferring of the honor of knighthood on Mr 6. M. O'Korke, Speaker of the House of Hepresentatives, New Zealand. -■;■■■ ■' -* ■'-■' '. '■■ ■•'■ ■ Calcutta, July 14. \ Intelligence has been received from Afghanistan that Ayoub Khan, Governor of Herafc who left that city recently with a strong force, for the purpose of attacking Candahar, has arrived at Ferrah, and has resumed his march towards Candahar. ; ' Constantinopie, July 14. ; The Porte continues to take steps to offer armed resistance to any attempts; that may be made to enforce the decision of the Berlin Conference, and for that purpose Turkish troops are being massed at Adrianople, Salonica, Volo, Predesa, and Thessaly; GaUipolli, in the Dardauis moreover being strongly fortified. London, July 13. The match,. Australians v. Leicester shire team, at Leicester,* was continued to*day. The Home team were all oat for 95 runs in their first innings, being 47 runs behind their opponents. The A'us. tralians then went in for' their second innings, and when stumps were drawn for; the day, bad lost no wickets for 66 rum. London, July 14. The Queen has congratulated the English Volunteers on the 21st year of their existence.. Constantinople, July 14. Fighting has commenced between the Albanians and Montenegrins. WABHiNOTo»i July 14. The Republican eonveution has chosen Mr Garland as their candidate for Presi* dentship. He has aocepted the choice, t . London, July 12. Sir Daniel Cooper presided at an ad*; jonrned meeting of the representatives of various British Colonies in reference to the unity of the British Empire. A long discussion took place, but the subject *as virtually postponed till winter. 4A committee was, however, formed to consider the best means of improving the indefinite relations which exist on many points between England and her colonies. Turkey is mobilising her armed corps at Adrianople and fortifying the Helleos*: pont. She is sending troops to Salonica. Greece is mobilising her reserves. Leave of,absence has been suspended, in the Austrian Army leaving Bosnia. The total quantity of wool offered since the opening of the wool sales up to date! has been 7790 bales, and the prospects of supplies are.not so good.

At a meeting of the members of the Colonial Institute beld today, a committee was appointed to advance the federation of the Colonial Empire.

Governor Weld has been knighted.

In the Inter-University match the scores were:—Oxford, first innings, 132; second innings, 150. Cambridge first innings, 106; and second innings, 292.

3he ■ international rifle match was won by the American team.