REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1551, 16 September 1881, Page 2

REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. London, September 13. Lord Justice Bramwell, Baron of Exchequer, has resigned his seat on the Bench. His Lordship is 72 years of age. September 14. The race for the St. Leger Stakes was run to-day at Doncaster, and resulted as follows Mr P. Lorillard’s Iroquois, 1 : Mr F. Greton’s Geologist, 2 j Mr Cookson’s Lucy Glitters, 3. Alexandria, September 13. The crisis in this country has now terminated, the leaders of the military having tendered their complete submission to the Khedive. Cherif Pasha has completed the formation of a new Cabinet. He assumes the position of President of the Council of Ministry. Haidar Pasha is appointed Minister of Finance, and Mahoramed Pasha, Minister of War. Constantinople, September 14. It is announced that a commission will be appointed by the Porte to inquire into the recent military outbreak in Egypt. September 14. The five thousand Turkish troops despatched to Tripoli, have occupied the various military positions in the country. It is now announced that the Porte has decided to abandon the intention of appointing a commission to inquire into the recent military outbreak in Egypt. Paris, September 13. Telegrams are to hand from Tunis, reporting that the Arab insurgents made an attack to-day on the French position at Zaghouan, about fifty miles to the south of the city, in great force, completely surrounding the camp. Desperate fighting ensued, and continued for several hours with heavy loss on both sides. It is farther stated that the Arabs have broken down the aqueduct which supplies the city of Tunis with water. Great alarm continues to be felt throughout the principality at the attitude of the native tribes. Ottawa, September 14. Most destructive forest fires continue to rage in the Province of Ontario. In addition to quantities of farming stock, over one million dollars’wo.’th of timber has been burned.

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Albany, September 14. The P. and 0. Company’s steamship HydaSpea arrived at King George’s Sound this morning from Galle, with the Suez mails, dated London, August 12. Melbourne, September 14. Sailed (this afternoon) —Union Company’s steamship Arawata, for Bluff.