CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1252, 13 December 1882, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

BY ELECTRIC. TELEQRaPH—COPYRIGHT. . . ■;'., ,•■ , ' ■ Reuter's Telegrams, ' SYDNEY, December?. Heavy rain'has fallen throughout the colony, doing much good. Some dissatisfaction is expressed at the Austral inquiry being held in Enghuid, instead of here. All the witnesses will be sent Home.

Operations are proceeding for raising the vessel. A cofferdam is being built, and the ship rendered watertight. , An engineer is on the way from England to superintend.the work.

The wharf ltirnpers'. strike, after lasting four weeks, has concluded, the mon returning to work at the old wages. The 'bus driven 1 strike has also collapsed. •MELBOURNE/ December 12. Great efforts are being made at Oreswick to clear the Australasian mine of -water, and, by the aid of adJitional pumps which have been obtained, the depth has already, been; reduced by six feet, All hopes, however, of recovering themen alive.who areuuderground have been abandoned, ■ . .

SYDNEY," ' December 12. Received December 1 13,, 1.5. a.m,Telegrams are to hand - to-night from Newcastle reporting that a, aerious fire has broken out in the' centre 1 of that city.' The conflagration' has', assumed large dimensions, >ni is still, raging. At 10 o'clock five shops were in ; flames, and all efforts to. extinguish them had proved futile, and it is feared that a large block ofbuildiugs, of which they form a part, will be consumed.

CAIRO. : • December 11. Fifty-four of the rebel prisoners have been released from ouslody without having been brought to. trial. LONDON. ' . December 12. In its issue of this morning, the Stan, dard announces that Earl Derby will sit in the Cabinet as.Secretary for India, vice the Marvuis of Hartingtoh; who will take the portifolio of War, Mr Ohildrs, the present gSeeretary : of : State for War, assuming the Chancellorship of the Exchequor, about to be resigned by the Premier..' ..';■. MELBOURNE,- :j' thisday. Received December 13,1.16 p.m,'-The accident at the Australian mine at Oreswick was caused by the miners breaking into old workings and letting a flood in, According to latest report the water at midnight was rapidly, diminishing, fifty thousand gallons an hour being brought up by pumps. It -is expected that the men who are still .in the mine will be roached this ■ morning, but it is feared that if they have not been drowned they will •have been suffocated. 5 ; . '■; ALEXANDRIA,' - ■:"■'■■; : './: -December 12.; The British officers 'despatched by General Alison to, investigate the state of affairs in the ISoudah report that Khartown is safe and that all is quiet in that vicinity. .The vanguard of the Egyptian expedition despatched'against the false prophet has • LONDON^^r;■■: •'.': \;5-' •;■ '■■."; t.'v 12. Members of ..the .Embassy sent to Europe b> the .Queen'.of Madagascar, and who recently^arrivea(in\Lbhdbni'-had an audience to-day of Hir Majesty thi Qatt n at iyiWto "ti&i'im.S: