CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1901, 29 January 1885, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[BY ELKC'n.'O;TI!LBUIUl 1 1l COPYRIGHT.

Reutkk's Teleguams,

Melbourne, Wednesday, The ArgU3 to-day in an article referring to Vogel's connection with the Telephone Construction Company (sic), without considering charges proved, declares that the reputation of New Zealand and other colonies demands that Vogel should resign his Ministerial office and proceed to London to refute accusations,

The statement made by the Albury correspondent of tho Argus, that by the Cootamundra railway accident thirty persons are unaccounted for, has been authoratatively disproved,

London, January 27. The Times statement regarding the alleged Franco-Portugese-Congo treaty is declared to be quite unfounded. Cairo, January 27. The latest telegrams from Korti report that Wolseley despatched a largo convoy with supplies to Gakdul on the road to Metemneh.

Hongkong, January 27. • In pursuance of orders from Home to enforco the neutrality of this port, the colonial authorities have refused- to allow the French warship Triumphant, now operating against China, to re-fit hore. Cairo, January 28, Received January 29th—Lord Wolsely wires that Metemneh has- been -captured by Stewart's column, after heavy firing during which Colonel Stewart was severely wounded. Colonel 0. Wilson lias left El Metemneh forKharto'um in a steamer. -

London, January 27. Consols remain at 99jf; New Zealand securities at last quotations. Colonial breadstuffs-Adelide wheat, ex store, 375; Neiv Zealand ditto, 29s to 355; Adelaide flour, 25s Gd. Australian tallow-beef, average quality, 345; mutton, 34s Cd. Wool—To-day's auction was firm. The catalogue comprised 7900 bales. The Australian mails, per Ganges, from Melbourne, Dec. 18, wore delivered here to-day.