CALOGRAMB.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3808, 12 March 1881, Page 2

CALOGRAMB.

[Eeutee's Special.]

London, March 10,

In the House of Commons tonight a question was put to the Premier regarding the armistice which has been declared between the Boers and the British troops in the Transvaal. Mr Gladstone, in reply, said that although it had only been agreed to suspend hostilities for one week) it had been understood between Sir George Colley and the Boer Commander that a longer armistice could be proclaimed should the state of negotiations for peace render such necessary.

Information has been received to-day from Ireland that an important seizure of military weapons, consisting of one hundred rifles, had been made by the police at ILanturk, in County Cork.

Parnell has issued a manifesto in whieli he exhorts the Irish voters in England to resist the legislative measures of the Liberals to the utmost, and to oppose the return of further members of the party to Parliament. Capetown, February 20. News is to hand to-day from Basuto Land that negotiations for peace which were proceeding between the Colonial Commander and the Basutos having failed the armistice has now entirely ceased, and hostilities between the two forces have been resumed. London, March 10. The barque Chaudiere, from Napier, which arrived off the coast on Monday } came into collision with the Euphrates as she was coming up the Channel. She suffered considerable damage, and shortly afterwards went ashore on the Goodwin Sands. She has, however, since been tugged off and brought safely into dock. The Euphrates was but slightly injured.

Arrived : The 'ship St. Leonards, from Wellington, left December 2nd; and the Fernglen, frouivAuckland, left December 2nd.

Several further arrests of suspected persons have been made in Ireland under the Coercion Act. Consols, 99|-.

Adelaide and New Zealand breadstuff' unchanged.

The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £16,625,000.

Five per cent. New Zealand 18-40 loan, 1021; five per cent, 1889 loan, 110|. Best Australian leather, ll|d. There is but little enquiry for Australian hides, and prices are Is 8d lower. At the wool sale to-day, 7000 bales were catalogued. There was a good demand. Arrived: Hedwig, from Oamaru, November 13; Timaru for Port Chalmers, December 18.

A man who opens oysters does things by halves;