CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1816, 17 October 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

BY ELECIUC TELEGRAPH—OOPTRIGHTj

Heuter's Telegram*. Adelaide, Ootober 16.' The House of Assembly has passed the Bill providing for the payment of members, but it is considered certain that the measure will be rejected by the Council. Cairo, October 15, The Egyptian Government has decided to cancel the proclamation by which the suspension of the Caisse de la Dette Publique was announced on September 17, and has ordered that the revenue assigned to the Caisse shall continue to be paid as in the past, and the International Commission will therefore continue its control over the same, as provided by the Law of Liquidatiop, Per Merchant Shipping and Underwriters' Association:—London, October, 15. Arrived—Ships Oronsay, from Lyttelton (July 6), and Alastor, from Auckland (July 8). Sydney, Friday. Her Majesty's ships Nelson, Dia< mond, and Espiegle leave here tomorrow for New Guinea, where Commodore Erskine will formally declare a British protectorate. The German warship Elizabeth left Port Jackson yesterday,, and it ia-be- J

lieveil she is also bound for New ! Citrine.'!. The Now.South Wales Government, in reply to Mr Service, has declined to join in the protest to the Imperial Government against tte arrangement with Germany as to the Pacific annexation, on the ground that it would be considered impertinent for the colonies to. interfere in the foreign policy of England, Melbourne, Friday, Received October 17th, 1,30 p.m. - Arrived, this morning—the. Tarawera, The Tasmanian Government has agreed to Mr Service's proposal to protest against the conclusion of the Anglo-German Convention regarding the Pacific Annexation. The New South Wales Government refused, and so also has South Australia pending the receipt of further information as to the alleged convention, the New Zealand Government not having yet replied to Mr Service. Adelaide, Friday. Mr W, Show, locomotive superindenfc, having been suspended in consequence of charges laid against him.by his superior officers, Mattingson, in the Legislative Assemply, has given a notice of motion there, anent which reflects upon the action of the Commissioner of Works, The Ministry regard the motion as a tantamount vote of want of confidence, and the House accordingly adjourned until Tuesday, when the motion will be discussed.