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Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1857, 31 May 1884, Page 2

THE LATEST.

(Received May 30th, 1.15 p.m.) Death of Sir Bartle Frere. London, May 29. The death is announced, today, of Sir Homy Battle Frere, Bart., the wellknowu ex-colonial governor, aged 60.

[Received May 30, 2.50 p.m.] The Augra Dispute. I on don, May 29. Telegrams are to hand from Gibraltar, stating that Lieut. -General de Nachtig.il, of the German army, is now ,it that place, and about to proceed in a German gunboat to founally occupy the territory at Augia Pefjuitm, on the west coast of Africa, wlncli for some time past has been a Get man settlement, and regarding which diplomatic negotiations passed between the Hritish and German Governments, owing to the dispute which occured in October last between a firm of German merchants at the settlement, aixl the Captain of a Biitish schooner over the question of payment of customs duties,

[Received May 30tli, 2.50 p m.] Commercial. Lovdox, May 29. Consols remain at 101 i- The bank nate remains at 2^ %, and Iho market rate at 1£ %. The total icscrvc of notes and bullion in the Bank of England today is ictimied at £15,000,000, an incie.\se of 200,000 during the wrck, the uiopoition ot the leoene to liabilities remaining at 48 %. The market for colonial breadstutts and tallow are \\ ithout change. At the hide auction to-day. Au&t'alian heavy weights wore in good den..\nd, hut light weights sold at Is Sd to Is 4d lower.