NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2256, 29 March 1886, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

■——« (BY ELEOXEW TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT KeUTBR's TELEQIUMB. . London, March 26, Consols, New Zealand securities, Colonial breadstuffs, and tallow are unceanged. Total reserve in notes and bullion, Bank of England £14,500,000. Proportion of reserve to liability 4l per cent. Total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,700,000qr5. New Zealand frozen mutton has fallen to s£d framed per lb. Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's Doric arrived at Plymouth yesterday afternoon, with meat in good condition. Wool sales—22lo bales have been submitted jit auction during the past two days; no improvement in the market. Leather—Australian, tenpence per lb. Total quantity of wool withdrawn from sale since opening series, 4,000 bales. Adelaide, March 27, A criminal information has been laid against Lyall, manager of the branch of the Commercial Bank of South Australia, Yankayilla, for «mbezzlement. It is believed the irregularities are in some way connected with the robbery which took place at the bank on tlio 6th of March, London', March 27, It is officially announced that the portfolios vacant by the resignation ol Messrs Chamberlain and Trovelyen, have been re-allotted, MrStansfield succeeding Mr Chamberlain as President of the Local Government Board, j and Earl Dalhousie appointed Secretary for Scotland in room of Mr Trevelyen. March 2?. The Agents-General will hold a conference to-morrow (Monday), in order to consider the suggestion for a compromise between England and France on the New Hebrides question, whereby England would take possession of the island Baiaten, Fiance annexing the New Hebrides group, and giving a guarantee to abstain from deporting recidiyistes to the islands. Brussels, March 28, The industrial strikes in Belguim are rapidly spreading, and have now extended to the Charleroi district. The rioting of a very serious character is of almost daily occurrence, the chateaux of employem and factories being pillaged, and in some cases burned, The troops hare been called into requisition and have had several sanguinary conflicts with the rioters. Athens, March 28. The Government have issued a proclamation calling out the first and sesond-class reserves. St, Petersburg, March 28. The Russian Government has definitely announced the rejection of the suggestion put forward by Italy that the appointment of Prince Alexander as Governor of Eastern Boumelia should be unfettered by a restriction as to the duration of his terra of office. Rio Janeiro, March 27. The Arawa left this port yesterday evening for Plymouth with a frozen meat cargo in good condition. London, March 27. At to-day's wool sales 8,900 bales were submitted for competition. The tone' of the market is still quiet.