NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2374, 16 August 1886, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

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London, August 13. Consols remain at 101}. New Zealand securities at last quotations, namely 5 per cent, 10.40,103 J. 4 per cent inscribed stook 99, 4f per cent 1879.1903, 99 ex div. Colonial hi-ead-stuffsand tallow without quotable change. The total quantity of wheat afloat for. the United Kingdom is 1,810,000 quarters, being 50,000 quarters more than at this day last week. New Zealand mutton,"prime quality, remains at i\ to 5d per pound. Sydney, August 14. " The Triumph arrived from Newcastle to-day, bringing among' her passengers thirty-one returning diggers from Kimberley, who give discouraging, though indefinite, reports as to the state of the field. '■■' ' London, August 13;. A disastrous colliery explosion oc-

ourred to-day at Woodend, Lancashire, thirty, miners being entombed. Fears 1 are entertained bb to their safety. The cricket match Australians vf* All: England was resumed to-day at Kennington Oval. The Home t'eami with 279 to their credit for two wickets, continued their first innings. Shrewsbury (caught) 44, Read (caught) 94, and Briggs (caught) 43, were the principal scoters. The • innings closed for 434. The visitors then went in for their first innings, and were all out tor 68, being 366 behind. The Australians followed on for their second innings, and;when the play stopped for the day they had scored 8 runs without the loss of ii wicket. August 14. Earl Stanhope, Secretary to the Colonies, has issued an official notification that he will receive at the Colonial Office on each Tuesday during the month any colonial visitors who may desire an interview with him.

It is announced a meeting of the Cabinet has been hold, at which Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chief Secretary for Ireland reported.that the state of that country was reassuring. The Cabinet decided Parliament should be prorogued as soon as the supply Ins been obtained. A committee of the Cabinet was appointed to cousider the position of affuirs in Ireland, Sir Charles Supper, High Commissioner for Canada, is proceeding to Ottawa to confer with the Dominion Government concerning the proposed permanent Colonial; ; Exhibition in London, and the part Canada should take in Connection therewith. ' '..'. Melbourne, August 15.' The dispute between ironmasters and men beiug still unsettled a partial lockout takes place to-morrow. Two hundred nonworkers are effected. It iB believed that Caffrey, the Barrier Island mnrdorer, was seen at Gippoland. The police are now engaged in searching that district.

The Committee of the Melbourne Cricket Club have decided to abandon the idea of importing a team in opposition to that which Lillywhite brings to the colony next season, Pahis, August HI).

The Official Journal published au article' to-day regarding tho FrancoGerman protocal of December that in relating to the future operations ot these countries on tho West Coast of Africa and the South Pacific, The journal argues the justification of such a step.

London, August 14.

The Cricket match Australians v All England was concluded to-day at the oval. The weather was fine. and the attendance moderate, but the wicket was much cut up. The visitors resumed their second innings, which closed for a total of 145. The principal scorers were Giflen'c and b 47, Palmer stumped 35, and Trimble caught 18, The home team thus won the match with one innings and 221 runs to spare.