CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1297, 3 June 1880, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

LATEST HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. tREUTER : S TELECP.AIt, PER PRESS ASSOCIATION) London, June 1.

News has been received from Rangoon that owing to the disaffected state into which Burmah has been plunged through excesses by Eing Theebau, ttje %y!]ole country is now in open rebellion. The outbreak is increasing, and has already extended to Mandalay, where the British residents were formerly stationed. Three per cent, consuls, 98£. The mails via Brindisi, per Orient Company's steamer Chimborazo, were delivered to-day. The match between the Australians and 18 gentlemen players of Eeighley, Yorkshire, was commenced to-day. The weather was showery during the day. The Home team went in first, and were disposed of for 102 runs. The Australians then went in, and when the stumps were drawn for the day, had scored 56 runs for the Jos3 of five wickets.

Consols are at §Bj!fd d'iv. New Zealand securities, Australian and New Zealand breadsiuffs, and Australian tallow are unchanged. At the wool sale to-day 11,800 bales were offered, making a total of 336,200 bales catalogued since the opening of the series. The tone of the sale was steadier. June 2.

During last night's sitting of the House of Commons a question was put to the Premier with the object of ascertaining what steps the Government had decided to take in regard to the Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1878, by which the island of Cyprus was assigned to Great Britain and Asia Minor was placed under British protection. Th& Right Hon. Mr. Gladstone in reply said his Government intended to entrust the Colonial Office with the administration of Cyprus, and the same department would see that the necessary reforms in Asiatic Turkey were vigorously prosecuted in accordance with the terms of the Convention. In view of the rebellion which has broken out in Burmah, four companies of British regiments stationed at Rangoon have been ordered to the frontier of English territory, to protect the lives and properties of the residents, should they be in danger. K EOT A U STR A LIA 5 3 3 Vv> (REUTER S TELEGRAM PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Melbourne, June 1, Th'e party of pplioe which left Benalla yesterday have arrived at Beech worth but they have seen nothing of the Kellys. The debate on the Reform Bill in the Legislative Assembly still continues. June 2. The total entries for the Melbourne Cup are 110 and for the Champion 49. From a telegram to hand, it appears that Murdoch has superseded Boyle as captain of the Australian team. June 3. Arrived—Rotorua, from the Bluff. E. Laycock, the well-known oarsman, of Sydney, has gone to England by the Aconcagua. It is stated that he is desirous of meeting Hanlon. Sydney, June 2. News received via Solomon Islands says that the foreign immigrants at New Ireland are in great distress, and suffering from fever and ague, from which four deaths have already resulted. Fortyfive of the party have removed to Duke of York Island, - Six weeks after the party landed on New Ireland only three were capable of exertion, and the rest were prostrated with fever, and ulcers peculiar to the island. They possessed no quinine with which to allay their sufferings. Their supplies of provisions, too, were quite insufficient, the Chandernagore haying sailed suddenly after the dispute as to the leader of the party pn shore, and left them without sufficient Jfood.

Arrived —Union Company's steamer Tararua, from Auckland. The Commercial Bank of Sydney at Gninndi has been robbed by four armed men, who were masked. The manager of .che bank was engaged feeding his horses at 11p.m., when he was suddenly bailed up and compelled to open the safe, from which L4BB in gold was taken. The manager, his wife, and sister were covered by revolvers while the money was being taken. The robbers departed at one o'clock in the morning. The clerk was absent on leave, and the police were engaged on country duty.