CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1985, 8 May 1885, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

(BY ELKCIR'C TBLEOUAHJI—COPVKIOUT)

KEUTRR'S TEM'XIHAMS,

London, May G. Tenders are invited on behalf of the Victorian. Government for a loan of £4,000,000, the minimum fixed being 99. Tenders will be opened on the 13th inst. The Queensland Government's loan of £2,500,000 is also announced, with a minimum of 97. Applications close tn the 15th inst.

Three per cent. Consols have further advanced f per cent, to 98J. New Zealand securities—s per cent. 10.-40 foaii shows an advance of 2 per cent, anfl is jiow l'OJij 4$ per pent. 1879-1904 lf)m has risen % | per cenjL'ip '101!'' The njarket rate of discount has further fallen afper cent.-' ij'eing'H per cent. fi!W %»%»)? f&e, ' : ' Jn Cfplfjnial aiu} taliqw, previous .quotations ve pintipefj. The London Chartered Biijiji'.jjf Ai|s: tralia has declared a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum, and has carried forward and placed t»> reserve fund £28,000.

London, May 7 th. TJfP cjjrectors of the Bank of England have deci<Je(| tq-ijay to tlje bai)}t pite (if discqunt frpin ii| 8 per cent.

Ri,q i)E The New Zealand Shipping Oompany'g JJ.M.S. Ruapejpi arrived here yestercjay §?g!!{!!|i Her cargo pf meatjsm gppij cpmjitiflii. " " 9??4V4, May (I, Fi[rther (jeteils tq l}!H|d wit!) regarij tp t|)e engagepient between the rebel Indians Slid General lp44|etoii'B fqree on Sunday last, show that the Indians, \yljo were Oflmpletely routed, lost fully 100 men.. The troojis wpfb (jng«fHl jn yepgjiingtHe womon who had been taken prisoners by the Batouches,