LATEST NEWS.

Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1064, 25 July 1883, Page 3

LATEST NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN. [rEL’TEII —corvuiGHT. ] (Received July 25, 1.15 a.in.) LONDON, July 24. In the House of Commons last night, Mr Gladstone made his r promised statement as to the course Government intended to pursue regarding the provisional agreement which ha I been signed by Mr Childers and the Comte; de Lesseps, for the construction of a second canal through the Isthmus of Suez. Government, the Premier stated, bad decided not to ask Parliament to sanction the agreement in the present form, since it had been generally disapproved bydhe commercial and shipping interests. -Mr Gladstone added that Government had arrived at this decision in order that lime might be obtained for considering a better, scheme; and one by—which the canal would ultimately be brought under .the control and 11 management of an International . Commission. It has transpired that the Cbmledc'LeSseps jias; written a letter to Mr Gladstone, announcing that the Suez Canal Company has 1 decided to undertake the construction of the second canal ijnd will- introduce the redactions' in the tariff specified in the agreement arrived at by himself and Mr Ch'ildrrs. CAIRO, July 23i The Khedive has returned to this city and hap expressed his intention of supervising the operations for the extinction of the cholera epidemic. i ;i ; CAPETOWN, July 2li Intelligence has been received from Znlulnnd of further fighting between Cetewayo and the Rebel Kinglets. The' latest accounts state that Cetewayo has suffered a severe repulse and heavy losses. Usebepn, a powerful chief, attacked And: defeated the King’s army, subsequently burning Uluudi, the ctipi-. tal town. In the battle Cetewayo Was severely wounded. ’ | (Received July 25, 2 30 p.mlj , , . LONDON, July 241 lii the House of Commons t'o-dayiMr Gladstone stated that Government had mevbf admitted .that'' Count 5 de Lesseps possessed a monopoly of the water-vjray through every part of Egypt, but ohly through the country.directly forming th sthmus of Suez. j ® ALEXANDRIA,. July 2i Cholera is now raging in'this city and ip (i Xpnalia, and latest reports Jrpin Cairo state that the British troops stationed there have been attacked, and are under immediate orders to leave the city. 1 CAPETOWN, July 24. Further telegrams to hand from Zululand state .that Cetewayo, escaped capture after the defeat inflicted upon him ;by Unebepu, and has fled from; Ulmidi. Ceteweyo’s followers suffered enormous loss in the battle fought at that place, i

AUSTRALIAN. ' (REUTER- —COPYRIGHT.] (Received July 25, 12.20 p.m.) MELBOURNE, This day. The annexation question continues to occupy a large share of public attention throughout the Colony. The Municipal Councils of Ballarat and Horsham have passed resolutions supporting the proposals of the Government, and it is ex-, pected that other Municipalities will follow shit. In the Legislative Assembly last night, the Railway Management Bill, providing inter alia for the appointment of three Railway Commissioners In additionto the Minister;-was read a second time without a division. SYDNEY, This day.; For the Hawkesbory Handicap, 47 horses have made the necessary first payments. The latest scratchings are Kathleen, Ma,ypurneep, ! Segenhoe, Sweet William and Sir Mbdred, (Received July 25; 1.15 a.m.) HOBART, July 24. Parliament was opened ; tb-day by the Governor. In his speech on the occasion, His Excellency offered congratulations upon rthe prosperous condition and satisfactory progress of the colony. After referring’to the Postal Conference recently held in Sydney, the speech remarked upon the large number of immigrants now leaving England, and announced that it had been'decided to. appoint au;Agent-General for the eolony in London. Parliament will be asked to concur’ in ah iaddrFss to the Queen, praying that .effectual measures may be adopted to prevent the occupation of the Pacific Islands by Foreign Powers. The revenue account shows in a very marked manner the continuous advance of the colony, justifying the remission of Custom’s duties on certain articles of. general consumption. -Reference was also made to projected railway construction.