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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2348, 16 July 1886, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

(BV ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—OOPYKIOHT) Reuteb's Telegrams, Sidney, July 15, The Mariposa sailed this afternoon for San Francisco, via Auckland, The Legislative Assembly Bill, giving effeofc to the resolution in favor of a grant to Sir John Robertson, was read a third time and passed. The motion tabled by Sir Henry Farm, formally challenging the rulinc of the Speaker as to the legality of last Friday's sitting, came up for discussion to-day, and on a diviaiou the motion was negatived. Londok, July H Alexander McArthur, a Liberal who represented Leicester in the last Parliament, was elected by a very small majority for Buckrose division, Yorkshire East Eiding. The firing in the first stage for the Queen's prize continued to-day, The highest English scores for the ranges completed (seven shot* each 200 yards and 500 yards) is 68. The Australian stores were as follow^:-A, B. Perm,

New South'Wules, Private Churchill, Victoria, each 56; Culm Sergt. Gee, New ■South Willi's, 55, Private Alien, Victoria, 54; Lieut. Knnm, Tasmania, 52; Lieut,'Col. Sleep,. Victoria, Sergt. Saker,' Victoria, Lieut. Golding, Tasmania, each 50/ For the Windmill Match, A. B, Fenn". New South Wales, and Sergt, Saker, Victoria, secured the prizes. •

London, July 15. Received July 16, 1.15 a.m.-Mr Gladstone has arrived in ' ondon. The latest returns show 307 Conservatives, 72 Unionists, 172 Gladstones, and 8i Parnellites elected, Supporters of Gladstone have, been returned for Otley Division, West Hiding, Yorkshire, represented in last Liberal Parliament by Sir Andrew Fairburn, (Liberal), Tbe following team reptesent England in the cricket match Australians versus All England, which commences on Monday next at Lords :-W, G, Grace, W," W, Read, Steel, Eylecote, Barlow, Barnes, Brigge, Lohmann, Scotton, Shrewsbury, and Ulyatt, London, July 14.

At to-day's wool sales a catalogue comprising 9,400 bales were submitted. The various lots met with firm and active demand.

Mklboukse, July 15. The local manager of the National Mortgage. Agency Company New Zealand, Limited'reports as follows:Shipping wheat 5s Id. to 5s 2d per bushel, matting barley 3s. 9d to 4s. 2d, Oats—New Zealand feed sorts 3s 2d !e 3s 4d, milling descriptions Ss'sd to 3s 7d, tf. Z. oats, under bond 2s 6d to 2s Bd, Sydney oats steady ,2s 6d to 2s lid per bushel.