CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1465, 24 August 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

Reuter's Telegrams, by electric telegraph—copyright BERLIN, August 22, The Nord Deutsche Zeitung in a leading article to-day referring to the' recent attacks on -Germany in the French Press warmly denounces France as the sole disturber of peace in Europe, LONDON, August 22, A doctor named Connelly and his. brother were arrested to-day by the police at Limerick charged with conspiracy to murder. PARIS, August 22. Intelligence has been received from Tonquin that the French troops have attacked and captured the town of Haiphong, and the Anamite force which was defending the place fled, SYDNEY, Thursday. Arrangements havo been made between the Government and the Orient Steam Navigation Company for con veyance of emigrants to New South Wales by the company's steamers. SYDNEY, .--. August 23. The August meeting of the Hawkesbur'y Race Club commenced to-day. The race for the Hawkesbury Guineas, one mile, was won by a length after a good race, by Kingsdale, with Demon second, Kaiapara third. Time—l min. 45|secs. LONDON, August 22. The catalogue at to-days wool aale comprised 11,7000 bales. No improvement in the prices realised was manifested.

Per Merchant Shipping and Underwriters' Association.—London, August 22. Arrived—Ship Carpathian, from Lyttelton (April 22.) PARIS, August 22. The latest despatches to hand from Touquin state that the French troops continue their operations against the Anamese, and have mot with further success. Phuhmi (sic) was captured, with a loss of only 15 killed and 50 wounded, but was subsequently evacuated, The loss on the onemy's side has not been ascertained, but is stated to be much larger. LONDON, August 23. Lord Roseberry, who leaves England on August 25th on a visit to Australia, will .go by the American overland route, leaving San Francwco on October 20, by the mail steamer for Sydney, MELBOURNE, Friday! Eeceived August 24, 12.50 p.m.— Mr Service has decided to issue immediately the necessary formal invitation to the various colonies to join the Annexation Conference. The delegates will probably be asked to meet in the middle of September. SYDNEY, ' Friday. A requiem mass for the late Archbishop Vaughau was celebrated yesterday, and attended by three bishops and sixty priests. The ceremony was most impressive. One Governor waß present. BRISBANE, . Friday. Returns are now in from 21 electorates, returning 27 members, In the new Parliament, eighteen Opposition and only nine Ministerial candidates have been .returned.