CABLEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1134, 30 August 1882, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[Reuteb’s Special.] ALEXANDRIA. August 28. Bedouins are massing in tlie neighborhood of this city, and their numbers are daily increasing. They are now throwing up entrenchments near Fort Mex. No further movement of importance lias yet been made by the force under Sir Garnet Woheley, aud the main body of tlie First Division is still bl the neighborhood of Ramses. Sir Garnet Wolseley reports that the re. suit of the fighting which took place on Thursday aud Friday at Dameanel, Nagfar, and Dom, and the defeat of the enemy at Ramses has been understated. It has now been ascertained that the rebels fled in disorder towards Zagazig, leaving everything in the hands of the British. Tehmy, Arabi's factotum, has been taken prisoner by the British troops. Ho reports that much distress is being felt by Arabi’s followers, and that great disorder is manifest in the enemy’s camp. The transports from Bombay with the regiments forming the Indian contingent are now daily arriving at Suez, and the troops are marching to the front without delay. The heat throughout Egypt is at present very intense, and the English troops are suffering severely in consequence. Many cases of sunstroke are reported in the ranks. LONDON. August 28. The agitation amongst the Constabulary is extending in Limerick. Great numbers of men in that district have resigned owing to the dismissal of the leaders of the agitation. ▲uitnlluiiv All England. The Cricket Match All England Eleven v. Australians was commenced to-day at the OvaL At the close of the day’s play the scores stood as follows Australians, Ist innings, 63; All England, Ist innings, 101. CONSTANTINOPLE. August 28. W Between Turkey and Greece. Intelligence is to hand that hostilities have broken out between the Turks and Greeks at Dagair. The Turks commenced the attack and a severe engagement was fought, resulting in several Greeks being killed and wounded. The Turkish loss, so far as is known, has been small. The fighting still continues, and a thousand Greeks are now marching to the scene of hostilities, to reinforce their comrades.

Age Special. LONDON. August 28, 5.48 p.m. The chief of Arabi's staff has been captured. The railway between Ismalia and Suez has been completed. It is intended to overflow lake Mariotls or Marea situated between Alexandria and the Mediterranean, it being separated from the latter by a narrow Isthmus of sand. The passage by which the s,a formerly found entrance was dosed by Mahomet All after the war in 1801 between the Polish and the French, and the lake has since been a mere marsh about 27 miles long by 25 miles broad. The Australian cricketers leave for Australia via America on Sept. 30. “ Abgl’s" Special. LONDON. , , August 29, 5.80 a.m. In the Egyptian Ministry, Cherlf Pasha is Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Ruiz Pasha Minister of the Interior, and Omar Pasha, Minister of War. The remainiug members of the Government are new and untried men who have never held any political position. Mahinourad Fellmay, Chief of Arabi's staff, who was captured at Rassasain, states that there are very few earthwork, at Teleb k,ber. Five mutinous member, of the Irish Constabulary have been dismissed at Limerick, and 60 others have resigned in oomequwee. There is groat discontent throughout the place. The latest bulletin regarding Archbishop Tait is that lie is suffering from increased fever. A discussion has taken place at the British Association meeting, on a paper by Mr Chas. Bonny, the inspector of land, purchased on credit in South Australia on the aborigine, of tlie Darling. Mr Bonny was the first person who brought a lot of cattle overland from New South Wales to South Australia lu 1888.