CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1469, 29 August 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

. : Reuter's Telegrams, PARIS, August 27. ; The Temps, in its issue to-day, pub--lif lies a telegram from its correspondent in Tonquin, announcing that the King of Annam has submitted to the French force, and has offered the services of his troops in the ovent of further military operations in Tonquin being necessary. The King has also accepted'tho terms offered by the French Commission which proceeded to Hue to negotiate for a cessation of hostilities, and has agreed to pay the war indemnity demanded, the Fronch troops meanwhile holding the forts which tbey recently captured, and which command the city, as security for payniont. Tho provisions of tho compact arrived at also recognise the French claim to a protectorate over the country, and confirm the same, Much ill-feeling has of late been .manifested between the natives of 'Besancon, a town in the east of tlm country, and the Italian workmeu resident there, and tho discord culminated to-day in a riot, in whioh a large number of workmen took part. The disturbance was, however, suppressed by the police. ,

.MELBOURNE, ' August 26, Arrived, yesterday afternoon—S.s. Orient, from Plymouth, July 14. BRISBANE,. ... '• • • Wednesday. The Doctor steamship Puke of Weilington has just arrived from London,' suffering from smallpox, and the vessel, which is bringing immigrants to this colony, was ordered to quarantine. . MELBOURNE, ' Wednesday. Received August 29,1.15 p.m.—A serious railway .accident occurred last night on the line to Issendon, near this city. The 9.45 Melbourne train had reached Newmarket-when the signals were found to be defective, and the driver proceeded under orders from the signal-man, who, however,-turned the train on to a couple Siding,, whero it ran into the cattle train. The shock was a terrible one; twenty passengers of the Melbourne train .'being-'injured; two somewhat seriously; but most were able to proceed to theit homes without medical attention,

'A'.-■■■- &'s.k f&\ August27.-M ■■ ReceivedAugwtp,' 2.20 p.m.~1 Beriottß agitatwn'agajnßt the Magyars" has broken-out in the Oroatia district* in Southern Austria, A Btate of siege has been declared. Troops have been despatched to tho scene of the disturb-, ftnee. '' , ~"".'..-.'. ■,,-.■ ~:"..•'

Reports are to hand of continuous anti-Jewi«hvnoting : in Western : Hungary.. The.'troops were called out, and several conflicts with -the .rioters have taken place f ia. which .numbers on both sides were killed and wounded.;/

, '■-. BATAVIA, .. ~' August 27. j A volcanic eruption has.br'oken.out on the Island of Crocatba, in, the Straits of Sunida. " The', outburst, is terrific, and is plainly visible from this. I town. '" ' '..'„■ .-',

News is- to hand from Anger and; Seranij, on" the' coast; 5 that a serious influx of the tea has been experienced, and much damage has been caused in both places.''',.' : ' \ LONDON,"- •' ■"• ; August 27. ■■■•■t Latest intelligence from Maidagjtß'car reports that Queen Rahpvalomanjaka ii. dead,, but the statement requires confirmation. ■ ' LONDON, l.Z':.i» '. .August 27; At the wool sales to-day.UOOQ balet' wn# catalogued. No improvement in prions was experienced. -->;; ; : i. •?•. ■ ■■-■■■■ The first portion of.the cargo of frozen mutton on lroard th». Bteamsbip lonic from Lyttelton : was placed on the market to-day. The meat was of prime quality, and realised from sevenpence to eightpence per pound. .