CABLEGRAMS

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1750, 1 August 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

I V.' .7' T\' Reuter's Telegrams.- • ■'- i .■ Shanghai,. July 31.', ■ A report is current her 6 to-day that the Chinese Government has agreed to pay France the sum of five millions sterling as reparation of the Langson affair. No confirmatory information on the subject can, however, be obtained, London, July 31. | The European Conference on Egyptian affairs met again to-day, but was further adjourned until Saturday next. The cargo of frozen mntton on board the ship Wellington from Lyttelton has been examined and found to be in poor condition; the carcases not having been properly prepared for shipment, London, July 31. The race for the Goodwood Cup was run to-day, and resulted as follows : St, Simon, 1; Ossian, 2; Friday, 3. The Liberal and Conservative organisations are now prosecuting an active campaign' in London 'and the provinces in connection with the ■ Franchise Bill. /■■'•, Sydney,-July 31. Sailed, yesterday afternoon—Union Steamship Hauroto, for Wellington. The steamship Tarawera le f t Newcastle yesterday afternoon for New Zealand. Shearing has commenced in some of the Northern Districts. The weather is generally fine. Melbourne, July 31. Arrived, this morning—Union steamship To Anau, from the Bluff. London July 31. The English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank has declared a dividend for the past half-year at the rate of 10 per cent per annum, and carries forward and places to reserve £20,000. King Tawhiao and the members of the Maori Embassy will have audience of Her Majesty the Queen to-day at Osborne. The Daily News in its issues this morning, publishes a telegram stating that a serious rising has occurred in the south-west of the province of Yemen, on the Bed Sea Coast of Arabia. The Arabic insurgents have declared themselves followers ot the Mahdi, and have mustered in great force. Sava, the captain of the province, has yielded to them and they have also captured several towns and villages. The governor of the province found himself entirely unable to cope with the insurgents, and the Porte has despatched a force of 10,000 troops to restore order. St Petersbekg, July 30. Cholera of a mild type has appeared in this city, and cases have occurred at Charkoff, in Southern Russia. London, July 31. Received August i, 1,10 a.m.—The Australian cricketers commenced a match to-day at the Oval against an eleven of the Players of England, The following are the names of the latter; -Bates, Briggs, Emmett, Hall, G. G, I Hearne, Jesse Hide, Humphreys, Hunter, Peate, Bead, and Ulyett,