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Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1961, 31 January 1885, Page 2

FOREIGN. [BY TELEGRAPH. -COPYRIGHT.]

[Rkittkr's Telkofums.] THE MAILS. Loxpon, January, 28. The royal mail steamship Knikourn, with a New Zealand mail dated Wellington, 21st Docember, loft Madeira for Plymouth on tho 26th iDstant. Tho Australian mails per Ganges, from Melbourne on December 18, wore delivered yesterday.

[Receded Tanuary 30th, noon ] ENGLAND AND THE BOERS. Cu'K Taws, January 28. Telegrams from the Transvaal state that Colonel "NVurren, commanding tho expeditionary forco to Bechuannland, has informed President Kruger that no whit© men will be allowed to remain in tho land of Goshen, which the Boor raiders attempted to occupy, without permits from the British authorities.

GERMANY AND THE PACIFIC. Berlin, January 28. The sub-committee of the Ileichstag appointed to consider the proposals to subsidise certain lines of mail steamers trading from Gorman ports, has recommended adopting the project of a line to Australia, but rejected one to Samoa.

[Received Tanuary 30th, 12.35 p.m.] FKOZEN MEAT. London*, January 29. The cargo of frozen mutton ex Lusitania has been landed in good order, and is realising 4\d per lb.

[Received January 30th, 12 30 p.m.] COMMERCIAL. Loxdox, January 28. Consols remain at 99f , and New Zoaland securities at last prices. Wheat is unchanged : Adelaide, in stove, 375 : New Zealand ditto, 29s to 3.35. Adelaido flour, in warehouse, 25s Gd. Australian tallow, average quality beef, 34s ; ditto mutton, 31s Gd. The avool market continues firm. At to-day's auction 9800 bales were offered. January 29. The bank rate of discount has boen reduced from fire to four per cent.