NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2350, 19 July 1886, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

(by eleou'.o teleßraph—copyright) Rebter's Telegrams. (Received 17th, 5 p.m.) . London, July 16. The divorce suit Crawford r Crawford and Dilke co-respondent, is now being ro-bwird by tho Court. . Sir Charles Dilke gave evidence to-day. He positively denied the alleged adultery. The Australian cricketers ar« playing a match at Liverpool against eleven selected by Still. In the first innings (he Australians Bcored 152, The home team team lost oil wickets for 104.

Afc.Wimbledon to-day in firing for St: George's Challenge Vase and the Dragon Cup (seven shots at 500 yds) the highest English-score reached the maximum of 35; The Australians scored as follow*:—Fenn 31, Private AlUri, Lieut, Keating and Col-Seigt, Burrow SO, Lieut. Room, Oapt, Powell, Sergt, Saker, Capt. BlackVbaw and Lieut, Gobditig 28, London, July 17. Thf whole of the election are .how completed and have resulted in the return of 316 Conservatives,'7B Unioni6tsj 191 Gladstomtes, and 85 Parnellites. Sir Evelyn Ashley, who was Uuder Secretary. for the Colonies in the previous Gladstone administration has been defeated. It is expected the Ministry will tender their resignation immediately, but it is considered unlikely"* coalition will be effected between Conservatives and . Unionists. Lord Granville has announced his intention of retiring into private life. The cricket mutch Australians v Steel's eleven was continued at Liverpool to-day. The home team were all out for 204, The Australians commenced their second innings,- and lost 8. wickets for 141, when play w*s stopped owing to the inclemency of the weather, Scott Scoring 88, bowled.

. Firing in the second stage for the Queen's prize to-day, the highest English score was 194, Lieut. Golding, of Tasmania, the only Australian competitor, scored 164, but is ineligible to compete in the final stage, The follow ing are prizes won by A nstralians : Sergt. Grimes £2, firso stage Queen's prize j Fenn A. B. £2, St, George's Vase Match; 001-Sergt Bartow, third prize Prince of Wales' Match; Col.tjergfc. {Jee J53, same match. London, Juno 16. Consols are at 101$. N,Z. securities are unchanged, Bank rate 24, and market rate 1 pur cent. ■ Australian tallow has advanced 6M per owt; beef is quoted at 25a, and mutton at 27s per cwt. The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,440,200 quarters, being 260,000 quarters more than last week, N.Z, frozen mutton is quoted at 5d to 5Jd per lb.