LATE CABLE NEWS. [RETUER'S TELEGRAMS.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2207, 31 August 1886, Page 2

LATE CABLE NEWS. [RETUER'S TELEGRAMS.]

Munich, August 27. Mil GlAnsroNK arrived today from London, :md afterwards proceeded to Cern See about twenty mile*, fiom thn city. London, August 27. Drawing for the great sculling sweepstakes to come, off on the Thames on the 30th of this month and following days were nude to day. For t!ie fir^t heat Aiatterson was drawn against Wallace 110-s, Teenier against Perkins, Lee against Beach, and Buhear pets a bye. The following is the latent betting for the dcullin^ sweepstakes of 200«ovs with 500-sov.s added, which commences ne^t week on the Th.unes :— IJ to 4 ;ig.iin*t Beach, 100 t<»3o against Teenier, 4 to 1 agamst Wallace lios.s, (5 to 1 azain^t Ned Mattersim, 7 to 1 against Bubenr and Perkins, J) to 1 again- 1 Lpc The Shipping Company's steamer Kaikoura left Plymouth for. Auckland and Wellington tlii* morning. The Citi/.en states that the bills of John Wilson and Co., of Sydney, hnve been returned. The liabilities of the firm are about £81,000. If time is given it i« probable that the creditors will be paid in full. Under the auspices of tho Fair Trade League, Mr Buchanan will shortly deliver a lecture, urging Australia to> adopt a policy of protection. The Economist urges colonial shippers to test the legality of the action of the London freight ring.