NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2373, 14 August 1886, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

(BV EtEOTBWTEI/BaBAPH—OOPYBIOHT) Rbutee's Teleqiums. v -•"■■•' Paris, August; 12. "Liberte," in an artido to-day upon the New Hebrides question,, insists upon the occupation of those islands by the .French troops. The ". Temporary" states thafc forces will be withdrawn when their presence there is unnecessary in the interests of the' French subjects resident in the New Hebrides. Londok, August 12. The final orickefc rnatch Australians v. Ml England commenced to-day at the Kensington Oval. The interest taken in the match ia very great, the attendance being enormous. The weather is fine. An excellent wicket is pitched, and the ground is in first rate order. The Home team is the sameas in the second match, The Home team went first] to the wickets and continued in until stumps were drawn for the day, having lost two wickets for 279 runs, Grace, caught, 170, Scotton, bowled, 34, Shrewsbury, not out, 42, and Bead; not out, 30. Extras 3, Total 279, August 18.

A number of Colonial visitors proceeded yesterday to Chester, where they were entertained to- luncheon by the Mayor, the Duke of Westminster and- the.Bishop of Cheater;beirjg present. The party afterwards drove to Eaton Hall, the seat of the Duke of Westminster, as guests-of His Grsee, - A state of tranquility prevails in Belfast, but the;precautions which

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■iv~y :'■ :^' ■;•'. The ' Norwegian ■ • barque ''Bellonas arrived to-day from New : . Zealand. She brings with her the crew of the Royal Edward which left Gloucester for Melbourne on April 21 last; the latter vessel. having become waterlogged and abandoned at sea by the crew.. •.-"-...''.... •■ -■,■.-.'■. -,..-,, .:,.,,.'.■.

•New Zealand wheat.and oats show a slight improvement upon last quotations but maize and pollard have fallen; Sugar and potatoes are firm. Now Zealand wheat 4a 5d per bushel. New Zealand oats 2s 8d per pushel. .Maize 561b, 3s Id, pollard 1b perbushel, potatoes 70W per ton, Sugar Company's No. per ton. : "