CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2037, 9 July 1885, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

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Ruutkr's Telegrams,

London, July 5. The New Zealand Shipping Company's R.M.S. Kaikoura left Plymouth last night for Auckland, calling at Tonoriffc and Capetown en routo.

July 7. Adelaide wheat off the coast has advanced by Is 3d to 3os Cd.

At to-days wool sales 8400 bales were catalogued. The demand was steady, but not active.

July 8. The official entry of the newly-ap-pointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland '(Earl Carnarvon) into Dublin took place yesterday. His Excellency met with a most enthusiastic reception. In the House of Commons yesterday, in reply to a question, Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Chancellor of the Government, knew of no reason why Sir Henry Drummond Wolff should not proceed to Egypt upon tho special mission as arranged. He denied that the presence of Sir Henry would be distasteful to the Khedive. The National Bank of New Zealand published its half-yearlyreturnsyesterday. The Directors report that they are not in a position to declare a dividend. The surplus £B,OOO for the transactions of the period will be earned forward and placed to the reserve.

London, July 8, .In the House of Commons last night Sir Michael Hicks Beach announced to the House the programme of Legislation brought down by the Government, which includes among other things a measure for facilitating the federation of the various parts of the Empire. Mr. Gladstone spoke, and announced that the Opposition acquiesced in the proposals of the Government, An early close of the session is looked forward to.