CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VI, Issue 1855, 3 December 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

———^—rr—[BY ELECT&W TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT,] ' HeUTEB's TeLEGttAHS. Washington, December}. President Arthur's message to the Congress utges the extention of the neutrality laws, in order to' prevent hostile acts boing plotted on American soil against friendly, nations. " . .Melbourne, November 2. , The Melbourne manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New' Zealand (Limited) reports of the local-markots as follows : Wheat is quiet at 3s lOd to 3s lid ; malting barley,, 4s ; to 4s 6d, The

narked is dull and drooping, New Zealand oats-Feeding sorts are steady | rat not inactive-demand, afc'3f) 6d tola 8d; milling ditto, 3s 9H to. 3a lOd. die market is less/depressed, utt.,not ' loing. New; Zealand ■ oats, under ; >ond, are slow.of sale at 2s lid to 3s ? Id. Thereis better demand'in kauri ;imber. .- ;,.-•_■ ._'■'"' • ,', -.;,.. v , London, December 2nd; ': 'feeeivedDecember v 5Td,"12.35 p.m. -;In the House of Lift di to-day; Lord Northbrook; ■' First'' Lord "of'' the • Admiralty>made .his: promised state- < ment as to the measures • which he proposed to adopt with, a view. to. increasing the Btrength and efficiency of the Imperial navy. His Lordship slated the Government had determined to maintain. the naval supremacy of England. She now possesses 46 ironclads, while France, the next naval power, has 31. In view : of the constant progress made in naval science, tho Government wished" to increase the navy gradually, and for the i present they only intended to construct four new ironclads, b'uf a number of torpedo vessels would be built without delay. Sydney, Wednesday. Sailed, yesterday af tipu, for .Wellington. No fresh cases of small-pox are reported since Monday; Two patients in quarantine are seriously ill. •