NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2253, 25 March 1886, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

(BY ELECTOC TELEOUAPIT—COPYRIGHT Ituum's Telegrams, London, March 23, The second series of wool auctions opened to-day with a good attendance of Home and Foreign buyers. 19,300 bales were submitted to competition, but the market,was only weak in tone, especially in Merino wools. The number of bales available were 370,000. The sales close on the 21st April, Mails ex Tasmania from Melbourne were deliveied to-day via Brindisi, Kaikoura from Wellington February 11th, arrived in Plymouth this morning, with meat cargo in exocllsnt condition. Capetown, March 23. The Coptic left yesterday evening for New Zealand ports. Melbourne, March 24, Arrived Rotamahana from the Bluff. Sydnry, March 34. In the Legislative Assembly to-day, ;-Sir Patrick Jennings made a Ministerial statement and announced the financial statement would be delivered on.Friday weok, The policy of the Government has not been divulged, For tho Hawkesbury Autumn Handicap to be run on Saturday, April 16, there' were 33 acceptors to-night. Constantinople, March 24. Prince Alexander of Bulgaria informed his Highness the Sultan that he cannot accept, the limitation of his term of office as Governor of Eastern Roumelia to five years', and he insists on being appointed for life. In consequence of the delay of the final settlement of the Roiimelian question Greece is again increasing her warlike preparations. London,' March 24. Per Merchant Shipping Under" writer's Association. Arrived—Waipa, from Uisborne, December 24th, Otaki, from Wellington, December 15; Sammondel, from Auckland, December 24th, Arrived Orient Companies Garonne, from Melbourne,