CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1716, 21 June 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[by ELECTIIIC TELF.QRA.Pn—copyright.] Heuter's Telegrams, . ..' London, Juno 18. Keoeivcd June 19, 9.50 p,m.—Tho cargo of frozen mutton ex steamship Oukco Las been sold at 5d to 5Jd per lb. The meat was in excellent condition. Sydney, June; 19... Sailed, tliia afternoon—P.M.S. City of Sydney, for San Francisco, via Auckland, Tho insurances on Sutton's tobacco factory, destroyed by fire last'night, amount to £15,000. The New Zealand office is interested to the extent of £7OOO, but most of this was reinsured.

London, June 18.

Tho cricket match at Cambridge, between the' Australians and Cambriclgo University, was presumed and concluded to-day, and resulted in a .victory for the Visitors by ono; innings and 81 runs, Homo "team in their second innings only succeeded' in putting together 93 runs.. The princi- | pal scorers were Wright, caught, '24; and Paravicini, nofc'.'but, 1 25, , The weathor was cold i)iKt' , jnclement, : .mKl there, was bub a small spectators, ■ •

Melboukne, Friday. Received 20th Juiie,'l,ll p.ni, In tho Legislative Assembly last night, tho Premier introduced the (resolutions of the Sydney convention with reference to tlie proposed federal- council, which wero well received by the.House, London, Juno 19,

Tho Times.;to-day states that the Porto lias addressed a note to tlio English Government proposing a withdrawal of British troops from Egypt, and replacing them by a Turkish force, or by a mixed Turkish, English, french, Italian, and Spanish force.

The Bank of England rate of discount has been reduced to 2 per cent. The Pall Mall Gazette to-day denies tho truth of the statement recently .que'rent that a largo force of Gallas was to be despatched from Abyssinia tou'olievotlie Egyptian-garrison'.at Kassalai.

The Gazette states that King Joh-, annes, of Abyssinia, has only undertaken to facilitate tlio retreat of the garrison from that town, and will not send a force to its f relief. ' Detachments of Royal Engineers now under orders to proceed from Chatham to Egypt without delay. Tho actual destination of the force is not yet known.