CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1714, 19 June 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

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Keuter's Telegrams,

Melbourne, 'Wednesday.

Received June 18, 3 p.m.—Sailed; this morning—To Ariaii for the Bluff. The Age received a telegram from a special correspondent despatched tc New Guinea reeporting his. .return on Thursday from the island north of Queensland. The telegram states that the advance of the exhibition was stopped by 1200 natives, but that fully; 600 miles into the interior of New Guinea were traversed.' On of the party is missing, . London, June 17,

. Received June 18th, 1.20 p.m.— The Hon Evelyn Ashley, Under Secretary for the Colonies, lias proposed that the Australasian Colonies shall contribute a share in the expense to be incurred by the temporary extension of, the powers of Sir George 1 Desvoeuxin order that the latter may be in a position to deal with the labor trade in the Western Pacific, and that the Agents-General for' the various colonies shall afterwards discuss with the. Imperial, Government the question of adopting further means for regulating or for repressing the Island traffic.'

The, Homeward mails via Suez to Brindisi from Melbourne, May .9, wore delivered here on Saturday. , SanErakoisco, Juiie 16.'

' Thesteamship ; with the Homeward inails, dated Auckland;: May ;?7, yesterday, :• ''V : ;;' toNDOK, June 17..r Telegrams haUe been receiv'ed here

stating that King Johannes of ; Abys. : sinia has ; aasombled 20,006 Galins for the purposo of relieving the garrippn at Kassala, a town some distanco to the north of the Abyssintau frontier, and now besieged by the Arab rebels. • Sydney, June 17. Received June 17, 10.6 p.m.—Arrived, this morning—tTnion steamship Tavawera, from Dunedin. . Sailed, 8 o'clock to-night—Waka-tipu, for Wellington. The football team are passengers for Wellington. : -Application- was made at the Supreme Court to-day for the release of the ljraatio Cresswell, now confined iu Pairatnattfi Asylum, and alleged by the Tichborne claimant to be identical with Arthur Orton, The application was adjourned for three months. London, June'l6.

In the House of Lords, to-day, the Earl of Kimberley was questioned regarding the progress which had been made in connexion with the negotiations for holding the projected conference on Egyptian affairs. In reply, Lord Kimberley stated that an agreement had been come to with, the French Government as to the basis upon which the proceedings of the conference should take placo, and that the matter had been submitted for the consideration of the other European Powers.'. -..2 1 ':

Admiral Sir William Hewett, commanding the East Indiau squadron, has arrived at Aden from Abyssinia. : London, June 17.

Received June 18, 1.20 a.m. —The cricket match between the Australian team and eleven of Cambridge to-day. The following were the nam.es of the local team Mansfield, Smith, J. E. K, Studd, Paravicini, Topham, Turner, Wright, Bainbridge, Dreatorec, Marchant, and Rock. The Home team went in first, and were all out for 204. The highest scorers were— Bainbridge, caught .. .. 61 Studd, bowled .. .. .. 69 Uarchant, caught .. .. 34 The visitors in their first innings had put together 112 for the loss of four wicket when the stumps were drawn McDonnell, bowlod .. ..25

Murdoch, not out

The weather was fine during the day, and great interest is being taken in the match.

Sydney, June 18.

; .Received June 18, 12.30 p.m.—A disastrous; fire occurred last night. W. Sutton's tobacco factory, bv which the whole premises and contents were totally destroyed. The stock of tobacco which was in-, the building • was estimated to have .worth J£lo,ooo. Insurances as jet unknown, but the United; Manchester; and New Zealand are three knOwn to be interested,

'-Melbourne, Wednesday.

Received June 18th, 12.30 p.m.— The local manager of the National Mortgage Agency Co, of- New Zealand reports of the-Melbourne grain market as follows.:—Shipping wheat steady at 4s 2d to 4s 3d ; malting barley quieter, but steady at 4s 3d to 4s lOd; New Zealand.oats, feeding, in fair demand at 25,!10d to 3s 2d; milling, steady, at 38, 2d.to .3s 3d; New Zealand oats, under bondj'cjiiiet at 2s 6d to 2s Bd.