NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2368, 9 August 1886, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

(BY ELECIWO TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT)

Heuter's Telegrams,

(Received '7th, 7 p.m.) Adelaide, August 7. Arrived—Caledonion, with English mails of 28th June,

Mauritius advices aro to band per Caledonian, dated July 23. Messrs Ireland, Fraser, <fc Co',' report that the sugar crop is estimated at 100,000 . tons. The stock of sugar in hand is 10,000 tons, and the exports to New Zealand this season amount to 6,000 tous.

Londoh, August 6, The cricket match Australians v Gloucestershire was continued to-day. Clifton, : fov the Australians, continued the first innings, which closed for 211, or 9 runs less than their opponents scored. The Home team then went in for their second innings, and at the conclusion of the day's play had put together 196 rnns for the loss of live wickets. The principal scores made to-day were for Australians, Jones, caught, 67, and Blackham, bowled, 60 j for Gloucestershire Brain scored 70 before being disposed of. The Imperial Parliament have adjouraed until the 19th init. During the interval Ministers' re-election will take place.

The War Office have issued orders for three regiments of cavalry to proceed to Burmah in November, in order to strengthen the forces at present in that country, and enable them to suppress the Dacoit disturbances. Consols, lolj. N.Z. securities, 3 per cent.; 10-40 loan 103J, 4| per cent; 1879-1904 loan, 99| ejc div, 4 per cent ; inscribed stock, .98, Colo nial breadstuffs are unaltered. Tallow i —Beef, unchanged at 24s 6d; mutton, •6d cwfc dearer, 275.-

The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,860,000 quarters, 60,000 quarters more than last week. N.Z, frozen mutton is realising 4£d to 5d per lb. _' London, August 7. The cricket match Australians v, Gloucestershire was' concluded to-day at Clifton. The Home team with five wickets down for 196 runs, continued their innings, which closed for 358, W.' G. Grace playing a splendid game for 110. The Australians required 368 runs to win when they went to their second innings. When play stopped they had scored 173 runs for five'wickets, Giffen, caught, 43, and Scott, bowled, 75 were the most successful batsmen. The match was declared drawn.

The Rev. Dr. (Professor) Lowden has been appointed Bishop of Edinburgh, vice the late Dr Ootterell. Rioting has been renewed at Belfast, and the police were compelled to fire upon the mob in order to quell the disturbance. Seven persons are known to be injured. The re-election of all Ministers unopposed is recorded, with the exception of Mr Henry Matthews, Q. 0., Home Secretary. A difference is understood to exist in the Cabinet respecting the holding an autumn session, the Unionist Ministers being opposed to the same.

"Vienna, August 7.

The Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, Emperor William of Germany, and Prince Bismarck are now holding a meeting at Gastein, The absence of the Czar of Russia from the meeting is generally regarded as an indication that- the triple alliance has been broken.