CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1182, 18 September 1882, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

9 ' ■' - (Rsom's Teikorams.) BY BMOTRIO; TK.KHHPH—COPTBIOHT. The Maori chiefs now in London have not met with any success in their Btarring tour. Thay have lueoeeded in getting Mr Oorst to present a petition to the House of Commons, but no discussion has as yet taken place on the native affairs of New Zealand, the promised blue book not having been laid upon the table. The ohiefs visited Lichfield vnd were the guests of MrsSelwyn,.' They were shown the grave of the late Bishop and were visibly affected on beholding the tomb of their late.master. They are now in London and will shortly return to New Zealand.; v :;! ' '•

1 : Sir Arthur Gordon k expected to arrive in England in Ootbbor,. ..' The Brush Electric Light Co distributed an interim dividend of 1245,000,equal to lWlperbent;.It is stated• that a team of English cricketers, captained by the Hon Ivo Bligbj will visit Australia at the end of the present season and is expected to Jeavs England] on October 5.'. The names of theplayers aire—The Hon - Ivo Bligh, A. G. Steele, .0, T. Studd, 0. RE Leslie, J.B,Studd, A. W.Beid.G. F. : Vernon,T.;P.Lue'aSiT. ; F. S. Tylecote, Bates; Barlow, 1 Barnes, and Morley.; '■[ -•;■-' Longou,' September W.^'; .'.- The homeward "Australian and New Zealand mails, whidh left Auckland nn ; ] 16th from i having;wuriM fnihe' mail 'ro'im ; of that'

Vessel/ten sacks of newspaper! and two bags of letters being burned. A number of registered letters were among the mails destroyed.; ' . ;At to-day's wool sale bales were offered; /Prices' were firm for the various lots catalogued, but the demand was not aotiye, • --Faulty a Couro( ] s are noff |omfl( what iheiper. (Beceived 1 p,m.) m». i-.-, .S°? D S.S?ptemberl4. _ - J.he total reserve in notes'and bullion m the Bank of England is being £200,000 above theresem-of last week, :■-;-""

At to day's wool sales fair demand was experienced. The catalogue comprised 10,800 bales, 18,250 bales have been withdrawn from sale since the opening of the Beries.

September 15, Consols advanced one-eigthth, and are again at par, ■•

At to-day's wool auction, 11,000 bales were catalogued. The market was steady, but demand was.not active, Scoured wools are dull/ ''••/'•..• ', . ;