CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1930, 4 March 1885, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

BY E&ECTmaTOEBRAPH—OOPYRIGHT, .' ": Reuter's Telegrams. :. ..:.'.'•• Melbourne,:March-3. . Commotion has been scratched for the' Australian Cup. Sir William Jeryois arrived here to-day from Sydney ';;' ■'■•' The Parramatta witri the English mail 'arrived.this morning.. The National Mortgage and Agency Company report on the local gram market as follows:—Shipping wheat, rather more inquuyat reduced prices, viz., 3s 6d to 3s 7d; malting barley, steady, 3s 9d to 4s 9d; New Zealand feeding bats, 2s 7d to 2s lid; milling sorts, 3s to 3s 2d; New Zealand oats, in bond, 2s2d to 2s 6d ;oats generally- are slow of sale. Rye grass seed has moderate inquiry at 3s'9d to 4s 4d, and cocksfoot is in fair demand at 4s to 4s 3d. London, Maroh 3, In the House of Lords today, the Duke of Cambridge made a statement to the effect that the acceptance by the Imperial Government of all Colonial offers of troops for the Soudan would be absolute in case the services of the men were found to be required. The military authorities, ho added, were now only discussing the neces. Bary details, and it was unlikely there would be any great delay in deciding definitely as to the acceptance of the offers of the colonies. MeMouene, March 3. • The Governor and the Premier have telegraphed and good wishes to the We'w' : gouth Wales troops, ■ Sydney, February 26. The time is drawing near for the departure of the New South Wales contingent, and some changes have been made jn the ljflt Qf officers, ■ QQlqnejs Isaymqi)4 anjj Halbqrpu wjjl npt go and Colonel Bich.ard.sqn js sai(j tp be in. delicate health. All the arrangements, are pretty wellcomplete, The patriotic fpd. l)as reached between £40,000 and, SfS,QQO, but subscriptions are not coming in quite kq freely. There is a strong and growing feeling against the expedition is being prepared to Government on the subject, Sir Henry Parkes has a letter in the papers nearly every day. If the gove nment are boaton on the question they will appeal to tho country, It is urged that too much is being done without the consent of P/irliament, and that tho expedition is not really anif urgently required. As Parliament does not meet for three or four months there is timo for full consideration of the question' The expedition will be well fitted put. Piivajto contributions will' give tho men rnajiy comforts unusual' on' a campaign. Si'Pgy, jYednesday. Eeceived. March Ith, 19,$ aim-As the steamship Iberia, one- of the transports, was leaving the heads yesterday afternoon, she eame in contact with the steamer Memesis, one of the escorting fleej, Two women and one child were orujhea] to. death by fjje collision. One of the wqmen wag watchjng j}e» off to tlje Sgudah; -During tjje prgceijsjon pf the contingent to tlje circular'quay seyera] agcidents. occurred, the crush in some plages being terrible. Parliament is summoned to meet on Ik 17th jngt,