CABLEGRAMS.
[by electric telegraph—copyright.] Eeuter's Telegrams, ADELAIDE, May 15. The Orient steamship Potosi, with the, inward mails via Brindisi and Suez, dated London, April 4, amved here this morning. LONDON,
May 15. It has transpired that in consequence of the threatened advance northwards of Osman Digna and the followers ot the Mahdi, and with a view of allaying the consternation which has been thereby caused, the Egyptian Government recently decided to despatch a portion of the Egyptian forces now stationed at Assouan to the Wady Haifa, an important military' position, at the Second Cataract of the Nile. The Imperial Government has, liowerer, vetoed the proposed dispatch of the troops. Negotiations regarding the i forthcoming International Conference on the Egyptian question are still proceeding, The Egyptian Government, in furtherance of its claim to a voice in the deliberations, has proposed to appoint Nnbar Pasha, President ot the Egyptian Council of Ministers, as its representative, but the British Government has objected to the Egyptian Premier attending the conference LONDON,
May 14. •■ Received May 16,1.5 a.m.-—Consols remain at 101|, and New Zealand securities at yesterday's quotations. Adelaide wheat is unchanged at 41s 6d, ex store, and New Zealand ditto .at 35s to 40. Adelaide (lour, ex store, 28s. .
■ Australian tallow—Average quality —beef, 365; mutton, 395. The catalogue 'at to-day's wool sale comprised 11,800 bales. The market continues firm.
MELBOURNE, May 15. Arrived this evening—Union Steamship Manapoiiri from the Bluff. LONDON, " : ■'■'/' May 14... Arrived- at Plymouth to-day-Steamship Ruapehu from Lyttelton, April sth, NEW YORK, .■;; ■ ~-..', ,■• 'May, 14. ■ A serious panic has occurred on the Stock Exchange and in the commercial circles of this" city, in consequent of further failures of prominent .business ' houses. Aniong the firms which have become insolvent is a private bank doing business on a laage scale.' ADELAIDE, ' ; : ;'
'May, 18. Tho race for the Cup 'resulted as follows, the time being 2min 55£ sec : Malua .., ... ... 1Oonjecturo ... .. 2 King of the Yale ,„ 3,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1688, 17 May 1884, Page 2
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