CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1440, 26 July 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

Reuter's Telegrams,

HY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT; . NEW YORK, ;V July 25. Received July 26,11,45 a.m,-rln ; telligonce is to hand from Niagaraihafr Captain Webb, the well-known swimmer, was drowned there to-day, Accounts state that he was swimming 'iri .the river below tho falls, wheri/.hjs ,wai caught' in- And, drowned before assistance could reach him.. ■ • . . . CAPETOWN,. : ' -c' July 25,;': Telegrams have been received here reporting that Cetewayo'was killed in the battle recently fought at Ulundi with Usibepu. The announcement, however, requires confirmation, •. ,;. SYDNEY, Thursday. ■ Arrived, yesterday—The ship Zealander, from Auckland, "BRISBANE,

Thursday. The French Government lias declined to obtain the extraditidn of a number of escapees from New Caledonia, who are now in Queensland. . News is to hand of the wreck of the barque Deutschland,'s9i tons, bound from London to. Rockhampton,' • LONDON,

July 25.' In. the House of Commons last night Sir Stafford Norfchcote gave-notice that he would move a resolution that the claim of Comte de Lessepl of a monopoly for • the, i construction of canals through Egypt be'repudiated in any parloying that may take place in the future between the British. Government and the Suez Canal; Company.'- ..,' ..■■''■'".', Telegrams have been, redeived here reporting that: a lamentable disaster has occurred .at" Patapeco. (sio). A jetty, while, orowded with pleasure seekers, collapsed, and all those upon it were thrown into the water, sixty-five being drowned,

' '■; Thursday. Received July 26, 12.30 p.m.-Ar-; rived, this steamship j Ibersafrom Wyaioutli(June 16); v ':. MELBOURNE, : Thursday.. The Agent-General in London has •telegraphed to.thejGovemment that he is conferring with other Agents-General on the subject of the proposed annexation of the Pacific Islands,'and that he will not relax his efforts in the matter. ■Telegrams from Eoocbow dated July 14th report that common.teas arenow one tael higher* , ; . 'i. : ■ CAPETOWN, : • .' ' V July 24. Further telegrams to hand from Zululand state that Cetewayo escaped capture after the defeat inflicted upon him by Usibepu, and has fled from TJlandi; Cetewayo's.followers suffered an enormous loss in 1 the battle fought at that place. ;■■ ! LONDOK, :• ': July 24. Eeceived. July 25,2.30 p.m.-In tho House,of Commons to-day Mr Gladstone Btated that the Government had never admitted that' Count De Lesseps pqssessed a monopoly of waterway through every'part of Egypt, but only through country'directly forming the Isthmus of Suez. -.•-. ALEXANDRIA, ' :* r July 24. Cholera is now raging in this city and in Ismailia, and latest reports from Cairo state that the British' troops stationed there have been attacked and r are under immediate orders to leave the city. ;