CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 45, 27 September 1884, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

Special to " Star." [beuteb's tblegbams.J London, Sept. 25. The Australian cricketers, with the exception of Spoffortb, embarked to-day in the stpamer Mirzapore for Melbourne. Spofforth leaves by the Ganges next month. The Colonial office authorities fear that a conflict may take place between the German consular authorities on the islands of New Britain and New Ireland and the British, should the latter make any attempt to establish a protectorate over those islands.

The" St. James' Gazette, in an article on New Zealand Tinance, states that the borrowing policy of that colony is alarming.

In consequence of the frequent recurrence of riots, the city of Brussels is virtually in a state of siege.

Lord Eosebury, while out riding to-day was thrown from his horse and broke his collarbone.

Intelligence is to hand from New York of the death of the Hon. Gilbert Leigh, eldest son of Lord Leigh. While out hunting in Wyoming he fell over a precipice and was killed. Deceased was aged 38, and represented South Warwickshire in the House of Commons. Capetown, Sept. 25. Considerable agitation is being manifested throughout Cape Colony, and petitions to the Queen are being numerously signed against the inactivity of the Imperial GoTernmcnt in connection with the aggressive action of the Boers in Bechuanaland. Calcutta, Sept. 25. News to hand from lttingoon announces that a formidable rising of convicts has recently occurred at Mandalay the capital of independent Burmah. In the attempt made by the authorities, which ultimately proved successful, to quell the mutiny, several hundred prisoners were killed by the Burmese troops. Received Sept. 27, 0.50 a.m. Uaibo, Sept. 25. A protest against the violation of the law of liquidation by the Egyptian Goj vernment was to-day presented by members of the International Commission to Nubar Pasha. All tho representatives of secondary powers, except Italy, took part in the protest.

Eeceiyed September 27, 1.15 p.m. London, Sept. 24. Arrived, steamship Coptic, from Lyttelton, A.ngast Blh.

Detachments of the Life Guards and Household Cavalry, to be formed into a camel corps in connection with the British expedition to the Soudan, embarked to-day at Portsmouth, for Alexandria, on board the steamships Decean and Australia, specially chartered as transports.