CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1712, 17 June 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[by electric telegraph—copyright. ! Keuter's Telegrams.

| Capetown, June 15. Intelligence is to hand from Zululand that combined forces of the Boers and Usulms who recently, invaded. Usi bepu's territory, have attacked and routed their enemy. Usibepu fled and has since arrived'at Ekowe. ■ : ' London, June 13.

Received June 16, 0.30 a.m.—The cricket match' Australia v. Nottinghamshire was resumed at Nottingham to-day. The weather wits fine, and the attendance of spectators large, great interest being taken in the match. The visitors having two wickots down fo 44 runs resumed',their first innings, which closed for 131. Murdoch was caught for 24. The fielding of the Home team was excellent, but the wicket was rather bumpy. The Home team then went in for their second innings and scored 126. Barnes, bowled, 37; W. Wright, bowled, 26, were the, highest scorers. The Australians then began their second innings requiring 166 rims to win the match; when the stumps were drawn, they bad scored eleven runs without the loss of a wicket,

June 14, •The. Australians continued their second innings to day, and scored the required number of runs with the loss of teveii wickets, thus winning the match by three wickets. The highest scorers were—McDonnell, caught, '3B; Giffen, run- out, 25 ■; Blackham, not out, 49. Fine weather wits again experienced, and there was a large number of spectators on the ground. . Sydney, June 14.

The New Zealand football team played the eighth and last match of their tour to-day' in that city against a team representing New South Wales. Endeavours were.made by the local Rugby Union to put a stronger team into the field than was done in former matches, bub the New Zealanders again secured an easy victory, the score when time was called standing as follows; New Zealand, three goals one try; New South Wales, nil. 'ln the first half of the game the play was very fist, both isides showing about equal forini but; in the second spell the local men tried greatly, and succumbed to. the vigor of their opponents. Warbrick, Ryan, 'Robert-' son, a'ad O'Connor particiirlarly distinguished themselves during .'the afternoon by their brilliant play. The weather was all that gould be desired and the ground': in. capital order. The Now Zealanders will bo entertained at a banquet on Monday, evening, when tho chair will be taken, by Mr Barton,; Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. '"■''• / : ~ London; June 13. Received June 16, 0,30 a.m.— .Consols remain at par, and New Zealand securities at last quotations. t ■ i^ime \'s6wy Zealand■ .mutton is, quoted to-day at Sd to s|d par lb. ;: -Adelaide wheat,.ex store, ,415.. Off : j goast cargoes have declined to 4,0s 3d. New Zealand.wheat, ex store,.3ss to 40s; .Adelaide floury ex warehouse, 28 Sl /:■■• ■;■.■■•■.■■'',■. W-- : %'-;•.-;;

The downward tendency of .the tallow; -market continues, and'. prices have further fallen Gd per cwt. Australian beef, average quality, 35s 6d ; mutton, 375, / ' """ Berlin, June 14. \

L:-liecewed^ne/]lX^ll.3o;a.m.—ln IJeichstag to-day, Prince Bismarck warmly •advocated; : the propose;! mail service to the'colonies, with Sydney as the terminust The matter has been

referred to a' : Committee of the House to report upon. ■■;'■ v; :• • \: BitussELs, June 14. The new Belgian Ministry has been formed by members of the Clerical Party, which was recently returned to Parliament with a large majority. ; London, June U. The Senior Wranglersnip of Cambridge this yearwill; beobtaihed by William Shephard, son of Judge Shephiird of Queensland. The French Government has given the English Government assurance that France has no design upon Morocco ' . , The Times to-day publishes a telegram from its correspondent atKorosko stating that Mahdi with a force of thirty-five thousand men is now marohing against Dongokj end the Governor of that place proposes to evacuate it without offering resistance to ; the rebels.