CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1663, 18 April 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

Reuter's'Tedeghajis, [by electric telegraph—copyright.] . PARIS/ April 15. Received April 17, 1.10 a.m.-The official despatches from Tonquin announce that Honghoaliag been occupied by the French troops, LONDON, April 15. The death is announced of the Pight Eev Dr Beckerstetb, Bishop of Ripon,aged 78. . The greater portion of the cargo of frozeu meat ex Garonne was in bad condition, but the balance, which was in good order; realised 6d per lb. The homeward mails, per Lusitania; dated '.Melbourne, March 8, were de-' livered.bere via Brindisi to-day.. ',"'"" Arrived, at Plymouth—P.; and 0. .Steamship Rosetta", from Melbourne : (Febr;uary 25),..' ■■ v :; Per Merchant Shipping and Underwriters' Association:—Londbn; •'April I'l-ff. -Arrived—Ship ..Seatolier,-, from Timaru : ■jj' : :. ! - ;-'•'."" ■:; LONDON j; - '■■■■^'■■.-~4- .. V. : : •'"'•■•■•'•'' i: ,'' :^riMs;': • JvGonsols: remain"at";'lo2|. V ..;N,& securities are to-day' as'follows —5 per cent. 1040 loan, 103; 5 per cent-. 1883 loan, 105; 4£ per cent,,

1879-1904loan;!lb$; ' : 'i\ ''per cenb..msoriberls'.tock, 101|-.; v V ■ 'Adelaide wheat, ox : store, remains at ; ditto; at_ 35s to 41s. Adelaide flour, ex warenoffe, 295. •• Australian j tallow—Beef,, average quality, 37a; ditto mutton, 41s, The: Wool market continues .quiet, New arrivals to date for next auction now amount to 270,000 bales. \ HONGKONG, ■" ..,-■, .... -iv- -.-■■■-'■.'„ '.April 15. ';.' 7 Intelligence is to hand from Pekin announcing -that Tchang - slian,. the Viceroy of Canton, ! lias' been publicly degraded fordisobeying orders, of.the Government, arid 'that the military officers who r are answerable for the loss of Bacninh have been '.condemned to be beheaded. A general levy has been ordered of Chinese to augment the stand army. V LONDON, ! . * :■ .: ..... April 16.

In the course of an address at Dundee last evening, Lord Kos'eberry referred at. length, to', his' recent .visit to Australia, and expatiated; upon tho importance of.-preserving and. trtrengthening the., bond of union between the. Australian c'pldnWand England. ■ His Lordship expressed, "surprise '' at., the want of interest inVcolonial affairs that was manifested by. the Imperial Government, and contraste.d' ! tho apathy of England-with-the activity which France was'"now : "displaying -in'•'■its colonial policy. ....-.■.' Sir- Michael; Ooala, the;-eminent musician is seriously indisposed. The.Duke of Buecleuch, who has been in a critical state of health for some time past, died yesterday, aged 78, ■ ; *:-.... ■ ■ SYDNEY, April 16.

Arrive'],- Sunday morning—Union steamshipTe -Anau,-f.rpm Auckland;, yesterday morning, • Wakatipu, from Wellington. MELBOURNE, , : ,.., < :-; > April 16. Sailed, this afternoon-Steamship Manapouri,'for the Bluff,; SYDNEY, Thursday. Received April 17, 12,30 p.m.—ln the race for the Cup yesterday, soon after the start Martini-Henri broke away and fell, Morpeth coming down on the top of : him. Morpeth's leg was broken, and he has since been destroyed. Martini-Hetiri's jockey, was injured, but the horse itself escaped, . i ;.MELBOURNE, '['"". '■"' Thursday. Received April 17th, 2 p.m.—Lady Normanby is again seriously indisposed, The departure of the "Vice-Regal party for Sydney is postponed until Monday next. .

It is not probable ; that the Rome's passengers will be;subjected to a fortnight's quarantine. "It is expected that ten days will be deemed sufficient. Tawhiab is keeping strict seclusion here, . ~, . ■ \.V i 4 , .. ; ' , :: / '.'April : l6. •The threatened'strike in the coal works of England lias collapsed. ■ ■■■ ■ CAIRO, i" '"'..-. ."' ' '''.-'; April 16. Intelligeneeto.hahd'ffom Geueral i Gordon dated the Bth, reports that Sheikh Anzin■ has-submitted: to him,' and that a dissension having occurred among the tribes, Kordofan Mahdi had teen compelled to''abandon his projected expedition to'Kliartbum,'' General Gordon further announces .that -infor•mation has;reached Jiim that the gar'ri--:sons at Kassala and Seminar are safe.-.