CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1619, 26 February 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

li Hum's Teleoiiams,

[BY BLKCTKIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.]

LONDON, February 33. Received February loth, noon.—-In the House of Commons to-day, the address in reply to the speech from the jthrone was again, under considorasion, and was finally adopted, •• : Sir H, B, W. Brand has formally resigned the Speakership of tho House of Commons, The negotiations which have been proceeding for some time past between theenvoys from the Transvaal and tho British Government for the "settlement of the frontier question have now beenconcluded, a satisfactory understanding having it is stated been arrived at, : . CAIRO, February 23rd,'■ The latest news to hand from Souakim states that Major-General Graham, Admiral Hewitt, and Baker Pasha are gone to Trinkitat whero they will await orders from the British Government before making any movement of the | forces under their command.

BRISBANE,. Monday. Heavy rains followed by disastrous Hoods have been experienced at Townsville. Four Chinamen have been drowned, and two other persons are missing. • MELBOURNE, February 23. The Age to-day publishes a telegram from its special correspondent at Hobart, stating that while tho Union steamship Wairarapa was racing the steamship Adelaide to tluj Heads, a collision occiired between the two vessels when noaring the Svanspit Light, The stern of the Wairarapa was struck andthc plate dented to a dep!h of-tliree inches above the cook's berth, which was much; d.imaged. It is is estimated that the repairs to tho Wairarapa will cost fully .£IOO. The correspondent of the Age declares that the passengers oil board expressed' great indignation at the ucenrence. LONDON, February 22. . Yielding to the demands of'-public opininion, as expressed by the Press and otherwise throughout Great Britain, the Government has appointed a Royal Commission to report upon' the housing of the poor in London and the suburbs,'and to devise means for the amelioration of their condition, if such should be found necessary. ■ • (JAIIIO, February 22. Tho garrison at Tokar has yielded to tho rebels. Telegrams to hand from Sbuakim announce that messages had been received there from the Governor of Tokar, stating that being without food, and finding that it was impossible to further prolong the defence of the town, which was tor some days previously closely invested by the enemy, ho. had been compelled to accept the terms offered by the Arab besiegers, and had agreed to surrender the town to them, The telegrams further state that one-half of the garrison had submitted to.the rebel leader,, but that the remainder had become fugitives, Nothing is yet known as to the man-: ner in'which the non-combatantinhabi-tants, have been treated by .the'''adherents of the Mahdi. -

MELBOURNE, Monday. • Received.February 25th, 2.40 p.m. —Arrived/' yesterday—Waihora from the Bluff. •

. ' LONDON, ~ ■ February 23, ; In the House of Lords to-day Earl Derby, Secretary of State for the colonies, in reply to a question, confirmed the previous announcement that the Government decided not- to introduce the Australasian Federation Bill until tho various colonies had passed mea-sures-providing for federation,