NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2437, 28 October 1886, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

(lIY KIiKCTI I'.'C TKI.KGRAPM —COPYRIGHTJ Kbutkh'b Tei.kdka.ms, . London, October 26. 11 r Waddington the French Ambassador had a protracted interview yesterday with Lord Iddesleigli, Secretary of State fot Foreign Allaire. Serious dbtnriianees have taken place on the Island of Skye, where the crofters resisted the bailiffs, and stoned the police who came lo their assistance. A body of murines wero lauded, urnl charged the iiiob witii lixed bayonets, Six of the crofters wjre ultimately an Oiled. SvDNliy, October 27. The Union Company's s.s. Hauroto arrived this morning from New Zealand. A meeting of the unemployed was held yesterday. The proceedings were of a . most disorderly character owing to the strong Protectionist element introduced into (lie discussion. Mklboukli'H, this day,

Tlii) of the National Mort"ago Agency Company reports as follows of the 1 -cal market: Wheat, which is dillicult of sale even at a slight reduction, is quoted at 4s Id lo 4s 2d per Imshiil; narley, which shows no signs of improvement; h 9(1 to 4s 3d; oats (feed sorts), 3,s to 3s 3d, prices being barely maintained; oats (milling sorts), 3s oil to 3s 5.1, the market bcins quieter and weaker; Now Zealand oats, umb'r bond, are slow of sale at from 2s 4d to 3i Gd London, October 27. Tim meeting of tbo Executive Commissioners and the Agents General of the colonies for the purpose of discussing tliu proposed Imperial Institute was held yesterday. A vote of thanh wis accorded ,to the Prince of Walcf, to whom the success of the Exhibitim was largely due, and much regret win expressed at the gtoundless attacks which had been made on Sir Phillip CijnlilFo Owen, late Chairman of Cimaiissioners of the Exhibition.