CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1368, 2 May 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

Reuter's Telegrams. by electric telegraph—copyriout 'LONDON, ■-- ''lt'syl. • Telegrams have been received from Hongkong reporting that great excitement prevails throughout China in consequence of the state of affairs in

■TonquinJ 'and the action,of the French Government in pushing its claims in that country.' The French men-of-war 'have been warned of the attitude 1 of the Chinese, and ordered 4o keep a watch upon the coast. Owing to the slow progress which has been made with the Affirmation of Lieu of Oaths Bill in the House of Commons, the Premier has given notice that he will move that precedence be given to the measure. MELBOURNE, , ■v' •:'■-■' \.?n?:y,. : -t^.\.p'; ! vMas .1.... ■ Sailed, thisi afterhoohi-Unipn steamship '"Arawafe;;for-ih'e;:Bluffi"f';.Vi''.'-' : .; ; The Melbourne' manager of the National Mortgage and .AgencyJ Company of; New: Zealand- 1 reports-of the localgi;ain-marketas follows; ; Shippinghylieat'is steady at 5s ii to 5s sd, Malting barley is in good demand at 5s 6d; to,ss 10d., Zea-. land oats are quieter, but -steady at 2s lOd to 3s 2d for feeding, ,and.3s 2d to 3s'4d for milling -sorts; New /Zealand i oats, under bond; 2s 3d ; to 2s Bd.,';•"■ A %ther;'_pqrMon' : ''.pf:; : !thevfrti!eri" mutton, ex;-,Cuzco,. was sold .to-day. Meat of good quality brought 4|d to 4£d, and inferior 2|d per lb. The ■ market; rate of discount has advanced to 3 : per ;cent (sic)." r: Adelaide wheat,' ex. store, 50s; New Zealand ditto, 45s .to 48s % ,Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, has fallen to 545, Australian tallow is Arm'.-, at lastquotations. .; '<■']■„■;...... . Vlondow; 1 \^\ "''/'■■ .-Mayl. Received May 2,11.15 a,m.;—lt has been ■ ascertained 'thati ;the Agent General for New Zealand has not received any tenders for'the direct steam service between, New ; , ( Zealand and England. The time for .receiving tenders expired yesterday, '■'■ The Very Rev. G. H, Connor, M, A., dean of Windsor died 'to-day..•'; ::• -v Per Merchant Shipping, and Underwriter's Association, London, April 30. —Arrived, Ships Ashmore from Auckland 27 December ;'Morcia'from Wellington sth January; Wanganui' from Wellington 10th January; Serapis from Port Chalmers 10th''February. Arrived at New York. Gabarfeidh.

: ■ ■■ SYDNEY, ■ ; Wednesday. Received May 2, 12.45 p.m.— ; Messrs Augustus Morris, and George Rankin, the Commissioners appointed to enquire into the,, working of the Land Laws of N.S.W, have made their report to the' Government. It strongly condemns, . jhe. effect of the : existing Land Act."' The Legislative Assembly has passed a motion rescinding ithe- resolution of the Bth November,' 1881, censuring Baker, late Minister of Mines, for his connection with the Milburn Creek Copper Mine award,