CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1722, 28 June 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[byelectrictelegraph—copyright.] Kedter's Telegrams, ..'■ ■;'•' Xondon, June 25. The Khedive has ordered the immediate evacuation of.' Dongola. I 'An attackon.Koroskois imminent, : Cairo* June 25. • ■The Subudir, of Dongola'has arrived at Wady ! Haifa. He' discredits "'. the reported fall of Berber.Cairo, June 26. .Received June 27, 12.20 p.m.— Major Kitchner reports that, the rebels are now retiring \ from ; the; vicinity of Berber, and that the desert' route frdni : 'Korosko.to thatplace. is safe. , Paris, June; 26.; • The panic which arose ■ at Toulon,

owing to the outbreak, is nmv : subsiding, and a further spread of tie disease has, it is hoped, been ; !;. •ipELAipEj';June 27. y ■ Received June^27,l ?p.ra;i-Amved, this niorning9-Stean|hin|Lusitaniajf from Plymouth May 16,; : '...;;', Melbourne, June 27. i.,,; In,.the. Legislative v Assembly, last night the;;resolutions ; - of the Sydney Convention were agxin under discussion and further adjourned till tiexb Wednesday. The clauses regarding annexation and recidivistesj" were almost unanimously supported. '• There has been some.criticism, however, on the proposal regarding Federal Council, H any division is taken ton theiresoliK tions, tho; clauses will 'be proposed 1 separately, ... •" Hongkong, June 26. Received June 27, 2.3b p.m.—lntelligence is to hand of a fresh out. break of hostilities between French and Chinese troops in Tonqin. Accounts to hand state; that a detachment of French regulars, numbering TOO, were proceeding to occupy Langson, (an important town on the Tonquin Chinese frontier) when they -were attacked by a large force of Chinese; who had been holding Langsoiv in violation of.the Treaty concluded last month between France and China. A severe engagement endued/resulting in the repulse of the Chinese, who are said to have numbered 4000, with. heavy loss in killed and Voiinded. The casualties on the French side are given' as 49 killed. ;

In'consequence of the: outbreak of hostilities, 51 Patenotre, French Com-missioner-in Tonquin, has been:ordered to Pekintoj demand reparation from the Chinese! Government for attack and violation of the Tientsin Treaty, The French; Fleet, under Admiral Courbet, has further been ordered to proceed northwards to support Patenofct'es' demand!