CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 3, 17 June 1884, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

Special to " Star."

BEUTEB'S TELEGBAMB. Received June 17, 1 a.m. London, June 16. Arrived at Plymouth, to-day, the Orient steamship Cuzco, from Melbourne, May 3. Caibo, June 15. In view of the advance against Dongola of the rebel army, the Government has ordered that measures shall at once be taken to facilitate the retreat from the town of the garrison and inhabitants.

Beblin, June 14. In the Reichstag to-day Prince Bismarck warmly advocated the proposed mail service to the colonies, with Sydney as a terminus. The matter had been referred to a committee of the House to report upon. Brussels, June 14. The new Belgian Ministry has been formed by members of the clerical party which were recently returned to Parliament with a large majority. Capetown, June 15. Intelligence is to hand from Zululand that the combined force of Boers and Ustitus who recently invaded Usibepu's territory have attacked and routed their enemy. Usibepu fled, and has since arrived at Ekowe. London, June 14. The Times to-day publishes a telegram from its correspondent at Korosko stating that the Mahdi, with a force of 35,000 men, is now marching against Dongolo, and the Governor of that place proposes to evacuate it without offering resistance to the rebels. ' ~~ Pending the approval of federation by the various Colonial Legislatures, Lord Derby has intimated that he does not feel disposed to proceed with the Australasian Federation Bill. A letter which has been published from Baron McLeay, who is in Sydney, advocating the annexation by Russia of the whole of the independent islands of the Pacific, which can be used as naval stations. Foochow, June 14. An agreement amongst the various Australian shippers of tea was completed to-day. It is arranged that the steamei Killarney shall be dispatched for Melbourne 14 days after the market opens.