CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1668, 24 April 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[by electric telegraph— copyright. Reuter's Telegrams. SEVEREEARThWaKE IN ENGLAND. GENERAL ALARM. FALL OR CHURCH SPIRE, LONDON, April 22. Received April 23,11 a.m.—A veiy severe shock of Earthquake was experienced this morning over the eastern counties of England! The shake lasted fully thirty; seconds,- and caused considerable alarm;'..': Grea- damage has been done to buildings in several towns, and at Colchester, iu -Essex, the spire of a church liiu been overthrown. So far as is '"loss .of life has occurred.

Boyle, Midwinter, and Alexander arrived to.day, the rest of tho Australian cricketers will arrive on Monday next, The team.will again take up their quarters at Tavistock Hotel, in Covont Garden; to tho matches already arranged on one has now been fixed to take place at Liverpool towards the end; of June. SYDNEY,

;;; :''; '■ April 22. Sailed, this afternoon—Wakatipu, for Wellington,.; £ -., No sculling match has yet been arranged betweePEaplan, the Canaoarsman local representative. ,•..•,>'„•. ~',. Per Merchant Shipping and Underwriters 1 Association:--Louclon, April 21. Arrived-Ship•''Wakefield, from Lyttelton (January.;2;3).: CAIRO, April 21. Major Sir .■ Evelyn . Baring and General Graham have started for London. LONDON, April 22.. Sir E. E, Egerton has been appointed to replace Major Baring, as British Consul-General at Cairo. In the House of Commons last night, Lord E, Fitzmauiicqstateil, in reply to a question, that no news had yet been received from the French. Government regarding the Becidiviste Bill. The Daily Telegraph recommends that the Government .should organise a cordon around New. Caledonia for the protection of'the; Australian colonies and tho Pacific Islands if France persists in deploying criminals thither. ..LONDON, : ■''".'March 21. Consols remain ftfc ; :'lo2|, and Now. Zealand securities at last quotations. The market rate.of .discount has further fallen to'lf.''Bank rates 2£ percent. .. .... Adelaide wheafchad]declined to 425, ox store. New Zealand ditto remains at 35s to 40s, Adelaide wheat, ex store 28s. ....', ut./: v,,'. V. Australian Tallow -Average quality beef, 38s;mutton40s. ... '