CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1578, 9 January 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

.; •:. •Keuter> TEtEaBAMs, • : '", ". BY ELEOTRIOTELEaRAPH,—COPYRIGHT. ; ;..;;;LpKppN, / . ; :.,,'. ,w : -'; Januarys. Received! Ja»«atyßi 1.25 a.m.—The cargo; ■: com|itisfeg : ''4Goo carcases of ■frozen mutto^ :;r per Orient steamship fib; been'examined and found in goo^' condition. A' portion of the frpzenvrautijon, ex Teviotdale ' has been sold at an average' of 5d per pound; • ■'•■■■ i' ; '«'>-'h ■■;■'''. LOPQN, J?/ ... January 6. : The British Government, in reply to the note recently received from the Egyptian Government, in which the latter, asked assistance in the' Soudan, has 'insisted, that the Egyptian troops : now at Khartoum should be withdrawn to the second cataract on the Me,- •■ ;■>■■■ January' 7. •' ( It.has.'further transpired in connection with the reply to the Egyptian note, .that the Government has stated that it is not opposed,to the despatch of a Turkish expedition to the Soudan, provided the whole expense of such expedition is borne by Turkey. • BRUSSELS, : Januarys. It is announced that Gordon Pasha has been requested by King Leopold to proceed to the Congo River to take command of the Belgian expedition, and that he has agreed to the King's request, and, will., leave at an oarly 'date. • ■ • : . ST, PETERSBURG, ~. '.'.. :"■) January 5. It is now known that the Czar did not, as alleged, meet with an accident while out hunting, but that he,,,was injured by a Nihilist' attempt orchis fife, and has since been | confined -io lis palace. ... '■.:' January .6, 'The resignation of the Egyptian Government is'believ&l to be probable, and'if; i 3 also statedlhat'the Khedive is talking of abdicating, PARIS, •" ■' ['. ':'■■".. ■ January 7. Intelligence to hand from Tonquin states, that the King. :ot Anam has tendered complete submission to France and endoraed'the treaty entered into with the French Commissioner by his predecessor. Latest news received from Mada-j-gascar announceslhat the Malagassies have accepted the ultimatum of the French Commander, and have agreed to cede to France the northern portion of Madagascar. .LONDON, ' January. 7, The steamship Duke of Westminster, ■which recently went : 'ash6re'on the Isle of Wight, still lies stranded and in a most critical position. The cargo is being rapidly removed with a view to the possibility of the vessel breaking ■»P- ~; ' ... ', t Later. The steamship Duke of Westminster has beerabandoned'by'he'r owners.' : .SYDNEY,; / .;■'■;'" Tuesday. Arrived—Ringarooma, from Auck land. .''. > "■ Intensely hot-weather was- experienced here jest^rday,. The thermometer was registered at 100 degrees in the shade; ; ■'■:'';*■' : •"•..' . News' is to; hand' froW Samoa, reporting the death of Admiral Lah'dolph'e, the French commander in the Pacific.