CABLEGRAMS

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2248, 19 March 1886, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

(ily biirow.o telegraph—copyright Reutkr's Teleoramb. ■i Melbourne, March 18. i- Arrived this morning Wairarapa fram the Bluff. . A number of ministers of the Presbyterian Church waited upon the Premier, Mr Gillies, to-day, with reference to the probable annexation of newj Hebrides by France, and deportation of Eecidivisites to the Pacific islands, Mr Gillies promised to urge upon the Imperial Government the desirability of Great Britain annexing New Hebrides or to prevent tho French annexation of the group. The Premier informed the deputation that a telegram had. been dispatched to London enquiring if there was any truth 'iiv the rumour that a thousand convicts were to be transported to New Caledonia this year. New York, March 17. Per Merchant Shipping Underwriter's ABsgcjation, arrived Elaenor Vernon bftique from. Auckland 7th. London, March 17. , Consols, £IOO 7b (id. New Zealand securities unaltered. Market rate raised to %{ now equal to bank rate. Wool— Tlvi tone of the market is quiet, upwards of '230,000 bales arrived for next sales, Adelaide, March 18. Tho Orient Company's s.s. Lipuria, with English mails to February 12th, .arrived this morning. The match between the Australian ■team, which is about to proceed to England, and a combined fifteen from Australia, commenced to-day. The Australian team went in first, and when tho stumps )vero drawn had scored 320 for the loss of :six wickets, the principal scorers being Jones 70, Jarvis 53, and Palmer 50, not 'put. j London, March 18. : l Mr Chamberlain and Mr Trevelyan, who have given notice of their intention to resign office on account of difference of .'opinion with regard to tho Irish policy of the Government, will have an interview with Mr Gladstone to-day, It is unlikely, howoyer, any agreement obviating the resignation will be arrived at.