CABLE NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1294, 1 July 1884, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

B LATEST: FROM EUROPE. BP [BBUTBB’s x4uaBAHS—OOPTMftHT.) Pi British Control in the Pacific. I .1- London, Jans 30. K It is announced that the Imperial B Government has invited the Australian B colonies to cbntribute towards the exB, penses to be incurred in the proposed extension of British rule in the Western ! Shipping. PPF Arrived—Ships Piako, from Napier i .; • „ (Feb. 34th), [ and May Queen, from Oamaru (Maifch 10). I Xhe Cholera in France. i: . j Pakis, June 29. . ; The outbreak of cholera at Mar- ■ seilles has not as yet assumed a serious i. phase, and thfe mortality from the dis- { ease is merely nominal. t Affairs in Egypt. | Gaiko, Jane 29. l : Pilgrims arrived at Assouan report phat they left/Khartoum on May 33rd ■ land. Berber on June ytb. Both places ■ [were then Safe, and the Egyptian fl poops were In full possession of the T |owns. | I AU js THALIA N. « K (axcTas’s 1 blkgkams—coPTsioHr.) ■ 7 tie Suez Mail. Z ra - Albany, Yesterday. ' ■ The P. and O. steamship Sutlej, with Be inward Si ez mails, dated London, Bay jolh, a rrived at King George’s pound this tn orning. I f [Reonvi d July 1, 2.25 p.m ] I Ettrenne Returns. I Mxlboubnx, To-day. * I The Victorian revenue for the last n Quarter amounted to Lx,510,000, an increase of 11156,600 as compared with the corresponding .quarter of last year. ; The revenuelfot the year*ended 30th K June, amounted to L5,920,0*0, an increase Of Lsia,ooo as compared with b tiie ' previous year. The railway receipts have [increased L 256,000,. and 3 /. -the excise revenue decreased L 91,000, 1 f owing to a readjustment of the btamps ‘ Duties. ti [ The Colonies Consent. hr ; Four of the Australian Governments 7 B having agreed to share the expenses p attaching to the extension of British * . ' rule., in the Pacific, Mr Service has q - Ijtriegfrgghed ito the Agent-General in a] that the required f« amount, Lis,ooo, is guaranteed by the h colonies. ‘J Disease. Other cases of illness similar to those which apprared at Malvern and Frab- -j ran, and . which were believed to be Smallpox, continue to occur in different c« 'places. Aj student at the hospital is ci -jnbwseriovsuy ill- with the same com--plaint, and {other cases ate reported. b .The affectiojo is said to be highly con- C) tagious and'difficult to diagnose. a ] =£====== " p