CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1936, 11 March 1885, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

by ei-ecte'.c telegraph—copyright. Reuter's Telegrams, London, March 10. The Earl of Granville has published a letter announcing that the friction with Germany has ended, an amicable understanding having been arrived at with Count Bismarck in regard to the English Blue Book on Pacific affairs, Count Herbert Bismarck has returned to Berlin. In the House of Commons to-day Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice, Political Secretary to the Foreign Office, in reply to a question, stated that the territory of North Borneo is not under British rule. The Pall Mall Gazette states'that it has been agreed that the eighth parallel shall be tho boundary between the English and German annexations in New Guinea, In the House of Commons to-day, Lord Hartington confirmed the announcement that the proposed increase in the British army would consist of 15,000. London,' March 9. '

Consols have advanced by i j;p.Dß|, New Zealand securities—s per cent, 10-40 loan, 10% ex div.; 4J per cent. 1879-1904 loan, 101 ex div.; 4 per cent. inscribed stock, 99 Adelaide wheat, ex storo, 365; Adelaide flour, 25a; New Zealand wheat, ex store, 2?s to 345. Australian tallow, average quality, 32s 5d for beef, 33s Cd for mutton. Lopoif, March 10.

The Australian mails frpm Jjelboi}ime, January 2.9, were delivered here to-day. News is to hand frpm the West Coast of Africa that the Germans have iowered the Britieh flag at Victoria, qn the Cameroons riyer, and haye hoisted the German standard in its place, Melbourne, March 10.

The Cabinet to day decided to communicate with the South Australian and Queenlsand Governments, to ascertain their views regardingthe proposed Soudan contingent, and,, only to act conjointly with them : afterwards to refer the question to Parliament, which meets on the 31st inst. \■" ' •'> i