CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1615, 21 February 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

Reuter's Telegrams. ■ [by electric telegram—copyright,] MELBOURNE, February 19, Sir Charles Sladen,K.C.M,6,, member of the Legislative Council of Victoria for. the Western Province, is dangerously ill. .'■"-;■■ ROME,: :, ■ ;;. ■ Fobraary 18. An attempt was made to-day to wreck:a : ftain by which His Majesty i King Humbert was travelling to. Cor/ neta, a town 12 miles north ot Givita, yecchia, by dynamite. The. ;projectes: outrage;'howover, proved a iillirre. SYDNEY, '.:■■:- February 20. Arrived, yesterday morning—Union steamship Wakatipu, from Wellington. The authorities havo decided that the recently imported American sheep which were found to be infected with scab shall be destroyed and all traces obliterated,

MELBOURNE, February 20. Arrived, this morning—P, and O.' steamship, Sutler, with Brindisi : mails dated London, 11th January, LONDON, February 19. In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr Gladstone, replying to questions, said that he doubted whether the proclamation issued by MajorGeneral Gordon at- : Khartoum announced that no impediment would be offered to. free traffic in slaves in the Soudan, but believed that the abstract of proclamation received by telegraph ALEXANDRIA, ' February 18. A strong detachment of sailors have been landed here from the Mediterranean squadron, to replace the troops drafted to Cairo for garrison duty. .. CAIRO, February 18. Telegrams from Sonakiui stato that

f troops-comprising tie British' e'xpedi- [ tionfot\ the relief of Mar are now arriying there, and it is understood that a forward movement will shortly be.made by Colonel Graham. Intelligence has reached SouaMm ■to, tho effect that a sortie was recently roado by 200 men of the garrison of Mar, The movement was effected successfully, and a quantity of .provision's of which the garrison was iii'need were obtained. Several of the rebel Arabs were killed and wounded, and a, number of cattle and earned were captured. 'lt is expected that the garrison will be able to hold out until the siege is raised by the British troops.