NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2326, 21 June 1886, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

(BY KI.KOTBW TE L SiG RA. V (I—CO PVRIQHT) ■■ REOTKR'S TEUEGKAMB.' London, June 19. Australians, first innings, 488; Englishiren, second innings, 105. The match was drawn in favor the Australians. - - : Sydney, June 19. bailed, this afternoon, Hauroto, for Wellington. The Rev. Dr Steele sent a letter to the Premier, and asked that steps be talcen for the protection of missionaries in New Hebrides. , London; June 19.

Received 21st, at 1 a.m. The funeral of the late Sir Alex. Stuart took place to-day at Roxeth. All the Colonial : agent-generals, and a large number of colonists, together with delegates from Her Majesty the Queen and' Prince of Wales, attended the ceremony. Mr Gladstone addressed a public meeting to-night at Edinburgh. He said he was convinced that the people of Great Britain were resolved that autonomy was necessary for Ireland, and urged thW .real V issue..' Was the" question of the creation of a Parliament for that country. He expressed his opinion that'/shs-rpi'dpostfis of those'' in favor of Ireland seceding from the 'jU'uiqh was both halting and visionary. ' 't'h'e Marquis of Salisbury spoke to night at Leeds. In the course of hi~ speech he denied that he was .an advocate for coercian for'Ti'eland. Be stated he desired the due observance of the law and took occasion to adjure Conservatives to support those in.favor of the maintenance of the union. ... Paris, June 19 M. De Freycinet. Premier in his interview with Lord Lyons, on Timrn- i I day last promised the British AinWsador that he should be supplied with details of outrages which had been committed on French subjects in the New Hebrides. The newspaper Lt Tempe.in a leading article to-day urges that fresh arrangements should be come to between England and France regarding New Hebrides. 'London, June 18th. Consols remain 101. No change in New Zealand securities. Market rate 1 percent; bank rate p.er cent. Colonial breadstuff's. Adelaide and New Zealand wheats, declined sixpence per 496 lbs. Adelaide wheat ex. store is quoted to day at 34s 6d, while New Zealand wheat ranges from 38s to 32s 6d, according to..grade. • Adelaide flour maintains last quotation, 24s per 280 lbs. Australian tallow is 6d per cwt lower. Beef, fair average quality, is 255-6 d. 6d. Mutton is quoted 27s 6d cwt. In frozen meat, New Zealand mutton is slightly improved, realising s|d per lb. in Smithlield market. The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United King dom is 2,210,000 vuarters. Wool.— The catalogue of 13,500 bales offered at to-day'R sales m«t with a firm and active demand. Melbourne, Jun.e 19. Private ■- advices • from Mauritius state the stock of white sugars in first hands amounted to 2,000 tons, the whole of which will'"probably go to India. Adelaide, June 19. Wheat, 5s Id to 5s 2d, firm. Flour, town brands, £ll to .£ll 15s; country brands, £lO 15s to .£ll.