Reuter's Telegrams

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4676, 2 January 1884, Page 2

Reuters Telegrams

[Received January 2, noon.]

Cairo, December 31

News is to hand from' the Soudan that Baker Pasha has captured one of the followers of El Mahdi has captured one of the followers of El Mahdi, and seized letters written by the rebel leader, which contain statements leading to the belief that an advance against Egypt proper is contemplated by El Mahdi. ■; '; .-'; London, January 1. Parnellites v. Orangemen. A. rival meeting of Parnellites and Orangemen having been announced to be hele to-day at Dromhera, County Down, Ireland, the Executive has despatched a largo force of troops numbering a thousand men to the scene, with tb c object of stopping any disturbance. The Eev. Mackonuochie has resigned the vicarage of St. Peter's, London Docks, the benefice of which, was recently sequestrated by the Bishop of London. Lok don, December 31. Heavy FailuresMessrs Alexander Brogden and Henry Brogden, the well known railway ■,; con* tractors, of Wednesbury, have filed pe'ti. tionsof iaablvevcy. The liability of each is setldown at threequarter3 of a million sterling, Lokdok, December, 31. Telegrams to hand from Newfoundland report that the town in the harbor of Grace, the scene of the recent riots between Orangemen and Catholics, is now quiet, and a recurrence of disturbances is not anticipated. . Caibo, December 30. Despatches have been received from Soudan stating that the garrison at Zeziret, near Berbeck, was recently attacked by a large force of rebel fanatiqs, but the latter, after several hours' fighting, were repulsed with heavy loss. . : Londok, December 29.

Consols remain at ICO£. New Zealand securities : 5 per cent. 10 40 loan, 104|; 5 per cent. 1889 loan, 101J; 4 per cent, inscribed stock, IQO. Colonial breadstuffs at last quotations : Adelaide wheat, ex store; 465; New Zealand, 38a 6d to 43s gd; Adelaide flour, ex store, 325. The total quantify of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is I,SPQ,C3p quarters, shewing a decrease of 29,000 during the week. Australian tallow: Best beef, 39s ;beßt mutton, 449.

[Specials' to the Pbess Association]

Lokdpk, December 27. The New Zealand Shipping Company's new steamar Euapehu made 15 knots on jjer trial trip. r Depember 28.. The new issue of IS.OOQ preferenpe shares in the Trust and A gene/ Company Of A»Btraljft has been sjjbscribpd for. " The Agent'Geper&\ of Yiptoria intends to request an assurance froßi the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the repent concession made to Spain in respect to wine duties will also be extended to wines the growth of the colony. December 29.

News has been receivedof the massacre in Aibantee of sisty-eight of Kittg Coffees children. '•>-. '*-.-?.-3' M -'-.:■ ;--,:.,;;. -.. , .

There have been frequent meetings of the committee of the Senate on. the gejsijiyjste Bill.

Tbe French Government is making preparations for tho despatch of large reinforcements of thtir fleet to the Pacific.

The Daily' News commends the proposals of ,tiae late Conference to ensure the protection of the lands of the natives' of New Guinea. Lord Carnarvon, writing in the Contemporary Beview, thinks it would be impolitic of England to insist on the application of the complete Munroe doctrine in the Pacific, and that it might be possible, with the concurrence of France, to secure the complete neutralisation of ,the r ;New Hebrides, but that it is unlikely that France will consent to abandon the pecal settlement; scheme under external pressure from the present in» sufficient efforts' ■■■"'tb i'"'""'siecufe i"-"complete

I Australasian federation. The Pacific squadron is also too weak. Me expresses a hope that the Imperial Government will find itself able to concede most of what theConferonce has demanded. It would be sufficient to annex 4he coast of New Guinea without intefering with the in«terests of that country. London, December 30.

The "Observer" thinks it would be wise of English statesmen to in every way assist the Australian colonies to the attainmentof their, national aspirations in the Pacific.

The garrison at Sontay suffered a loss of six thousand men, and the French captured two million dollars. It is reported that, acting on the advice of the Powers, the Chinese hare retired to Bachninh.

The session of the French Chambers has ceased. They will reassemble on January 13. , The Orange leaders, in a letter proposed to enroll an armed Orange militia. ; A pilgrimage is to be made to the Court of Victor Emmanuel, on January first, by one hundred thousand Freemasons.