CABLE NEWS.

Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1078, 27 August 1883, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN. [REUTER—COPYRIGHT.] LONDON, Aug 24. Arrived yesterday .at Plymouth : Orient steamship Sorata, from Melbourne, July 11. HONG KONG, Aug 23. Reliable intelligence to hand from Tonquin states that in the recent engagement between the Antmiese and the French, the latter failed to maintain their position, and suffered a repulse by the native troops. The news of the French reverse caused great excitement in China, and a serious affray occurred at Canton, daring which a coolie was shot dead by a European. Placards in the Chinese language have been posted in Canton urging the Chinese to rise and massacre the European barbarians. PARIS, Aug 23. The Comte do Cliambord died today, aged G3. CALCUTTA, Ang 24. • Intelligence has reached here from Cabul that a general rising of the Ghil/.ai tribes

against the Ameer has broken out. The movement, according to latest reports, was extending, and a strong force of the Ameer’s troops has been despatched to the disturbed district, AUSTRALIAN. funtJTER —COPYRIGHT. J SYDNEY, Aug 24. Arrived, this morning—Union Company’s s camship Hauroto, from Lyttelton. ’ The Agricultural Society's Exhibition was opened to-day by His Excellency the Governor in the presence of a large number of distinguished visitors, The Exhibition is considered very successful as regards the number and quality of cxiiibits, and was largely attended during the afternoon. The New South Wales Parliament assemble for despatch of business during the first week of October. It has been propo ed (hat a memorial shall he erected to the memory of the late Archbishop Vaughan, and active steps arc now being taken to raise a fund for that purpose. MELBOURNE, August 25. A communication has been received from the German Government in reply to Mr Derry’s intimation of the results of the Postal Conference held at Sydney in May last. The Secretary of the German Postal Department, writing oh behalf of the Government, states that it would be impossible to countenance the Remand of the colonies for separate votes in the affairs of the Postal Union, and urges that the question should be left to the Committee at the International Convention next year.