CABLEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1048, 14 March 1882, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[From our own Correspondents]. London, March 11. At to-day’s woo] auction, 10,300 bales were offered. The market was firm. Intelligence to hand froni the West Coast of Africa states that the Yam ins have attacked an Ashantee village and killed some of the inhabitants. The occurrence is likely to result in further hostilities, and it is feared that war between the two tribes is imminent. St. Petersburg, March 10. General Skobeloff, who was ordered to return to this city from London in consequence of his speech to Servian students in Paris, has arrived. He hud an audience to-day with the Czar, but no particulars of the interview have as yet transpired. March 11. It has transpired that at the audience which General Skobeloff had with the Czar yesterday, His Majesty upbraided General Scobeloff for his speech to the Servian students at Paris, and stated that such utterances would tend to cause Russia to be derided and hated by other nations, and further, to have the effect of placing her in an isolated position in Europe. Melbourne, March 11. The return Cricket Match between Shaw’s team and the Australian Eleven, which proceeds to England, was resumed to-day. The Englishmen continued their first innings which closed for a total of 309 runs. The Australians then went in for t heir first innings, and when the stumps were drawn for the day had put together 228 ruus for the loss of only five wickets. Jones, the Sydney cricketer, will join the Australian team which proceeds to Englund. The third day’s races of the Victoria Racing Club’s Autumn Meeting took place to-day at Flemington. The following is the result of the Newmarket Handicap. Hyacinth ... ... ... 1 Euclid 2 Larpent ... ... ... 3 Thirty-seven horses started. It was won after a desperate struggle. Time : 1 minute 16i seconds.