CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 137, 20 November 1884, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

(by electric Telegraph-copyright . j (reuter's telegrams.) : Cairo,! Nov. 15. A letter from General Gordon received by v Wblseley at Debbah dated Khartoum, November 4, confirms the news of the., massacre of Colonel Stewart and party by the rebels at Wad El Khomar. Gordon expresses his delight at hearing of the advance of the British expedition and hopes to be able to hold out until its arrival.. He states that he continues with steamers to harass the enemy whenever they, approach Khartoum, and adds that El Mahdi is only a day's journey distant from that city , ex ships Lyttelton from Picton, Dunedin from Oamaru, and Florida from Wellington, arrived m fair • condition. i , . .'.'. -• - • - Nov. 17. Sir G. Wolseley's plans are to assemble a force of 2000 troops of cavalry and camel corps and ri<3[e across the desert to Khartoura.if the resident friendly tribes .will permit his army a passage. George Sjhaw Lefevre has been appointed Postmaster-General, vice Fa wcetf deceased. ■•< ■ ■ ' Mr Gladst one promises^ if- the Franchise ' Bill passes the House of ilords, ' to introduce a Bill for the redistribution pf : seats and push it through' tl?e House of Commons. i The Chancellqr of the Exchequer has announced that, the Income Tax is to be increased by 2d m the •>.,-. ' ..: ■■ ' " ; '■'■■ ■ ■ ; \'- '-■'■', ' . /': N py-- 18 -" ' In the House r of Lords the Franchise Bill . has been. ; read a second time without a divjsioi?. : ; At the Conference on Imperial Federation, resolutions favourable were passed to the question at issue; . ; Hong Kong, Nqy. 15. Tamsi, Formosa, has been occupied^by French troops; • :; - •■-■ Paris. Nov. 15. \ The mortality has decreased from i 5 per diem to 56, mainly due, to cold weather setting m. Berlin, Nov. 16. ■.; The conference of representatives' of the- FJowers to discuss affairs m connection with the navigation of the Congo and Niger rivers commenced its sittings yesterday. The dele-i gates of all the European Powers; have assembled. • ; Edward Malet, British Ambassador, and delegate at the ; Conference, has announced that England! \ reserves its rights m regard to the Niger. ;