CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1422, 5 July 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

Reuter's Telegrams,

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT MELBOURNE, July 3, The. ship .George Roper, 2033.t0n5, from Liverpool (April 10) went ashore at the Heads while attempting to enter tho harbor, The sea is calm, and the vessel is not in a dangerous position, LONDON, „ ', . July 3. Consols have further advonced J, and are quoted to-day at 100^, Now Zealand securities remain at yesterday's quotations. Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, is urn changed.at 465, and New Zealand ditto at 42s 6d to 465.

Australian tallow—best beef continues at 41s, and best mutton at 42s 6d. LONDON, July 4, Sir William Gull, the onnnent physician and the author of a report on cholera, compiled for tho Royal College of Physicians, has written a letter to the Pross, in which he states his belief that the outbreak of cholera in Esjypt will soon subside, and that in his opinion, the reports to hand Bhow (he disease exists only in the milder form, and is not the malignant epidemic known as Asiatic cholera. Captain Shaw, the Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, has recovered from the injuries he sustained at the recent fire in Long Acre, and libb resumed his official duties. MELBOURNE, '. J.ily 4. Sailed, this afternoon-Union Bieaniahip Te Anau, for the Bluff,

BRISBANE, Thursday. Received July 5, 12,50 p,m.-The decision of the Imperial Government to repudiate the annexation of New Guinea haa caused dissatisfaction in the colony. The .Premier stated in the Assembly _ last night that he would leave nothing 'undone to carry out the desire of the colonies, and he had no doubt the Imperial Government would ultimately consent.

MELBOURNE, Thursday. Arrived this morning—Tarawera from Bluff. In the Legislative Arscmbly last night after a long debate the motion was carried by 37 to 12, condoning the action of the Trustees of the Museum in opening that institution on Sundays without sanction. Mr Service in Assembly last night stated that ho believed it only required pressure to obtain the proposed annexation of New Hebrides. The ship, George Eoper, still is ashore at the Heads, and her position is unchanged. LONDON. July 3. Mr T. M. Healy, who resigned his seat for Wexford in the House of Commons to contest the vacancy in the representation of Monaghan, has been elected for that constituency by a majority of 365. PARIS. July 3. The Comte do Olmmbord still is lingering. A Council of Orleanist Princes has been summoned to meet at Paris to consider the position of the party affairs. ALEXANDRIA, July 2. A death has occurred here from cholera. Much alarm is felt at the prospect of the epedemic spreading in the city.