CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1421, 4 July 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

Reuter's Telkgrams, by electric telegraph—copyright LONDON. July 3. Mr T. M. Healy, who resigned his seat for Wexford in the House of Commons to contest the vacancy in the representation of Monaghan, has been elected for that constituency by a majority of 365. •PARIS, July 3, The Comte do Chambord is still lingering. A Council of Orleanist Princes has been summoned to meet at Paris to consider the position of the party affairs, : : . ALEXANDRIA, July 2,' . A death has occurred here from cholera, Much alarm is felt at 'the prospect of the epedemic spreading in the city. MELBOURNE, July .3. The Melbourne Manager of- the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) reports of the local grain markets as follows: Shipping wheat continues dull at 4s ltd to 55.. Malting barley is steady, but not in active demand, at 5s 3d to 6s. New Zealand oats are in fair demand; feeding sorts, 2s 9d to 3s Id; milling, 3s Id to 3s 2d. , New Zealand oats under bond are slow of sale at 2s Id to 2s 4d. LONDON, July 2. In the House of Commons to : day Mr Gladstone, in replying to a question, announced that tho despatch replying to the application of the Queensland Government for the annexation of New Guinea was nearly ready for transmission. The despatch, the Premier stated, would refuse to confirm the action of the colonial Government, which, moreover, was mill and void in point of law, and unwarranted by the circumstances of the case. As regards the policy of annexation, the Government considered that a colony was unsuited to hold such functions, and annexation by a foreign Power was not feared. Mr Gladstone concluded by stating that it was, however, intended to strengthen the hands of the Governor of Queensland with regard to the maintenance of Police Service in Australian seas, LONDON, • July 3. In the House of Lords last night, the Early of Derby in reply to a question stated that there was little hope of the Government assenting to the proposed annexation of the N >.w Hebrides and other Islands of the Pacific, His lordship suggected that it would be desirable for the Australian colonies to federate beforo entering upon any sc'heme of annexation.

LONDON, July 2. Eeceived July 4, 12.30 p.m.-Ten ders for the Victorian two million loan were opened to-day. The total amount offered was found to be £5,160,000. Tenders ot £99 5s will receive 4 per cent,, and tenders above that price will receive in full, The niiuiinum was £9B 10s. BRISBANE, Wednesday. The revenue of Queensland for last qnarter amounted to LC72,000, being an increase of £60,500 compared with June quarter of 1882. ■ The revenue for the year ended 30th June was £2,380,000, an increase of £281,000 compared with the year 1881-82. MELBOURNE, Wednesday, Received July 4, 1.10 p.m.—The addresses in reply to the Governor's Speech were carried unanimously in both Houses of Parliament last night, Mr Service declines to accept as final the decision of the Imperial Government regarding tho proposed annexation of the Pacific Islands, and intends to take steps to press the proposal more earnestly. Mauritius advices to June 21 report that the sugar market is inactive, The stock amounts to 6,000 tons. Clearances include 250 tons to Dunedin and 310 to Lyttelton.