CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 87, 2 January 1886, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

EEUTER's TELEGEAiIS.I London, December 30 Advices from the Afghan Boundary Commission state that the difficulty has been overcome, the boundary line having been fixed nt Maruchak. The members of the Commission have now completed their preparations for going into winter quarters. Mr Murray Smith, Agont-G-eneral f«r Victoria, has made a request to Dr Stephen, German Postmaster- General, urging him to use his influence- -to facilitate the bringing into operation of j the reductions made on Press messages at the recent Tejegraph -Conference at Berlin. The first instalment of the; Auckland city loan will be placed in the market on the 4th January. The new Oriental Batik has declared a dividend of 6 per cent. Caibo, December 30. General Stephenson telegraph s from Wady Haifa stating that he has ati tackod and defeated the rebel Arabs who have been so troublesome «f late in the vicinity of the Second Cataract. ,. His forces inflicted severe loss upon the enemy, and occupied their position at Gemis. The cavalry is now in pursuit of the fugitives. Two guns ■ and twenty banners were also captured from the natives. The British loss is set down at 22. ' Received January 2, 1.45 a.m. Constantinople, January 31. In consequence of the armistice both Bulgaria and Servia have abolished the reserve forces. But the standing armits of the two countries still remain in the field. London, Deoember 31. Large withdrawals of gold have taken place to South America, fully half a million having been shipped by this week's mail.