CABLEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1147, 14 September 1882, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[Reuter’s Special.]

LONDON, Sept. 11. The difficulty which has arisen in the execu. tion of the Turkish Convention is still unsettled.

Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary, has notified to Earl Dufferin that the British Government objects to Turkish troops landing at Port Said. The latest intelligence to hand from Manilla states that the cholera epidemic which has been raging there, is now decreasing daily, and there are hopeful signs that it wul be soon stamped out. The Australian Cricketers commenced a match to-day at Leeds, against Shaw’s Team, which visited Australia last season. The Australians went in first, and were all disposed of for 79. The Home Team then commenced their first innings, which closed for the same number of runs, 79. At the close of the day’s play the Australians in their 2nd innings had put together 38 runs for the loss of 3 wickets.

The health of the Archbishop of Canterbury is unsatisfactoi'y, and his condition is still precarious,

ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 11. Telegrams from headquarters to-day report that all is quiet in the neighborhood of Rassassin.

The various regiments of guards arrived here to-day from Ismalia. Sir Garnet Wolseley’s force is now virtually completed. The greater part of the troops are already at the front, and it is expected that an advance against the enemy will be made very shortly. Sir Garnet Wolseley, accompanied by the divisional commanders, left the camp to-day to examine the country in the neighborhood of Rassassin, and to arrange a plan of attack It is now expected that orders for a general advance against the enemy may be given at any moment. The Naval Brigade, from the fleet, has arrived at the front, and is stationed with 6 Gatling guns about a mile from Rassassin. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 11. ’

The statement that an Anglo-Turkish Military Convention has been signed is incorrect. It has transpired that a draft of the Convention was agreed upon and initialled by Lord Dufferin, the British Ambassador, and accepted by the delegates appointed to carry out the negotiations, hence the report that the Convention had actually been signed. It has, however, been ascertained that the Porte at the last moment refused to confirm the action of the delegates, and to complete the convention.