CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1586, 18 January 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

Reoter's Telegrams. by electric telegraph,—copyright. LONDON, January 17. Received January 17,10 p.m.—ln its issue this morning the Daily News, in referring to the proposed Victorian four million loan, doubts whether it will be successfully floated, An outbreak of fire has occurred at No 67, Cornliill, on the premises occupied by Messrs Silver, and is now (G a.m.) 'increasing .rapidly. The" tWon .Rink of Australia has declared a dividend for tho past halfyear at the'rate of 18.per cent, per annmiij'aiAl'carrics forward £55,000 to the reserve, •TheiHorneward mails via-. Brindisi, dated Melbourne, December 3, were delivered yesterday/ '■"'' CAIRO, January 16. The Minister for War has abandoned the journey which he proposed to make to Khartoum, in order to supervise .the evacuation of the town by the Egyptian garrison. The stateinefft made yesterday that a colonel' of the Egyptian army was about to raise a corps of Albanians 1 for service in Egypt is not correct. LONDON, | , , January 16. I 'Consols have- advanced to 10U, New Zealand securities remain' at last quotations. Adelaide wheat, ex store, 445; New' Zealand ditto, 36s to 425. Adelaide flour, ex store, 31s. "' I Australian Tollow—Best beef, 39s 6d; best mutton, 445. SYDNEY, '.'■"''• Friday. ', Received January 18,1 p.m.—lt is announced that tho Government intend to introduce in Parliament a validation bill to meet the constitutional difficulty which has {arisen in connection with the election of some, members of the through', informality 'ii%'brinebtipn .with the Gazette proela, ;matioii. y ■(■/ ■'•- &•>•! :'':!■.■ f ,~' ■■' Atasahrofß. Town's : Ho ; bartsville horses yesterday, the. lots offered,realised '4.13500/ the highest price given was £I3OO, for a yearling filly

MELBOUKN.E, ';.>'..' ;' ;' i; Friday, i The Marquis of Normanby leaves for England via San Francisco April next. The Argus to-day alluding to His Excelleucy's departure warmly eulogises the manner in which he has filled the position of governor. ADELAIDE, Friday, The Earl-and Countes3 of llosebeny are now in this city on route for England, LONDON, January 17, ovening, The fire which broke out in Comhill this morning has caused the destruction of Messrs Silver and Oo.'s building, the whole premises being com- ' pletely gutted. Through the efforts of ' the firemen, the flames were prevented from spreading to adjoining buildings. ■."■".• ' CAIRO, 1 ' ' January 17.- ': The latest news from the Squdan | states that the 'insurgents have cut off any possible retreat of the Egyptian garrison, from Sonnars, and' have blocked' the river Nile below Duem. ROM, .' January 17. The Propaganan has selected Bishop Moran as successor to the late most Rev Roger. BedY Vaughan, Archbishop ol Sydney.