CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 3, 8 January 1884, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

Special to " Star." BKUTBB'S TBLEQBAM9. London, January 4. It is feared that a rebellion is likel/ ?-> break out in Spain. Mr Gower Evans, in a latter to The Times, protests against the official report of the Parneliite meeting in Melbourne as attributing undue importance to the matter. The Pall Mall Gazzelte declares that the policy of evacuation has totally failed, and that England will be com' pelled to assume absolute authority in Egypt for a limited period. The shipments of frozen meat by the steamer lonic are in excellent condition. Received January 8, 11.45 a.m.] Pabib, Jnuary 7. Intelligence is to hand from Tonquin that the King of Anam has tendered complete submission to France, and endorsed the treaty entered into with the French Commissioner by his predecessor. Latest news received from Madagascar announces that the Malagasies have accepted the ultimatrim of the French Commander and agreed to cede to France the northern portion of Madagascar;

Receired January 8. 1.25 a.m. Lo>don, January 5. The cargo comprising 4,000 carcases of frozen mutton per Orient steamship Chimborazo has been examined and found in good condition. A portion of the frozen mutton ex Teviotdale has beea sold at an average of 5d per lb. January 6. The British Gorernment, in reply to a note recently received from the Egyptian Government, in which the latter asked for English assistance in Soudan, has insisted that the Egyptian troops now at Khartoum should be withdrawn to the second cataract on the Nile. January 7. It has further transpired, in connection with the reply to the Egyptian note, that the Government has stated that it is not opposed to the despatch of a Turkish expedition to Soudan, provided the* whole expense of such expedition is borne by Turkey. Bbttsskls. January 5. It is announced that Gordon Paaha has been requested by King Leopold to proceed to the Congo river to take com* mand of the Belgian expedition, and that he has agreed to the Kind's request and will start at an early date. St. Petebsbubo, January 5. It is now known that the > zar did not, as alleged, meet with an accident last month while out hunting, but that he was injured by a Nihilist attempt on his life, alld has since beea confined to his palace. Caibo, January 6. The resignation of the Egyptian Government i.H believed to be probable, and it is also stated that the Khedive is talking of abdicating.