CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1547, 29 November 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

REUTER's TELEaBAMB.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,—COPYRIQIIT.

PARIS, , . November. 27.

Great excitement prevails here on .account of the extreme reticence of Ministers regarding the position of relations with China. It is, however, expected that an official statement will bo made to-morrow.

Despatches to hand from Madagascar state that the parleying which has been proceeding at Tamatave between the Hova chiefs and Admiral Galliber lias proved abortive. The French ad-, hered to their original demands,,, and these the Hova chiefs declared themselves unable to allow,

LONDON,

November 28,

_ An inquiry has been held in Dublin into allegations which wore made against Mr Hossmoro, a , Magistrate, who was stated to have organised an Orange meeting at Roslea in October last, and the charges having been susr tained, the Executive has removed Mr Hossmoro from the Magistracy. MELBOURNE,

November 28,

The Melbourne Manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) reports of the local grain market as follows ; Shipping wheat is in fair demand at 4s 0d to 3s 6d; malting barley, 3s 9d to to 4s 3d, Prices are nominal. New Zealand oats are in limited request, and prices are barely maintained. Feeding sorts, 2s lid to 3s Id;milling ditto, 3s 2d to 3s 3d. New Zealand oats, umlor bond, 2s 2d to 2s 4d, LONDON, November 27. Australian tallow—.bestbeef, 38s 6d; best mutton, 29s Gd. Adelaide wheat, ex store, 46a 6d; New Zealand ditto. 38s 6d to 44s 6d.

Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 325, At to-day's wool sale, the catalogue comprised 9900 bales. The market continues firm. MELBOURNE, November 28, Arrived, this morning—Union s.s. Waihora, from the Bluff, Mr F. Brown, barrister-at-law, has been returned to the Legislative Council for the North-eastern, Province, the seat for which was rendered vacant by tho death of the Hon, R, S. Anderson. SYDNEY, November 28, At the meeting of the Annexation Conference to-day, the Hon, A. Stuart, Premier of New South Wales, was elected President. The discussion to-day was confined to preliminary measures, It has been decided that the Press shall not be admitted to the meetings of the delegates, The five French escapees from New Caledonia, who arrived here in great distress, admit that they were convicted of felony, SYDNEY, Thursday. The Conference resumed its sittings this morning. It is understood that New South Wales and Queensland dolegates are in favor of a resolution being passed confirming the annexation of Now Guinea, Mr Service's resolutions on tho subject of Pacific annexation are now under discussion by Conference,