CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1975, 27 April 1885, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

(BY ELECIR'.C TELEGRAPH—OOPVRIGHT)

HWJfER'S TELEGHAMH.

Cairo, Apr]] 2Q, A report was prevalent hove to-day to the eft'eot that diplomatic relations had been broken off between France and Egypt, but the announcement was promature. M. Camille Barrese, the French Minister at this Court, was actually instructed, however, by his Government to leave yesterday, failing satisfaction being afforded for the suppression -of the Bosphore Egyptien. His departure, however, Jiaa been postponed, owing to negotiafciqps f ( or a compromise having been initiated, aiifl'tfiereiß. now a hqpp fhat affairs are progressing in the (jirectiop'pi a peaceful solution of the difficulty. Lokdon, April 24, Colonial breadatufl'a—Adelaide wheat, ex store, 38s; do, off coast, 3fis Adelaide flour, ex store, 275; New Zealand wheat ex store, 32s to 37a; ditto, off coast. Total quantity of wheat afloat for Groat Britain is 2,970,000 quarters, an increase of 110,000 quarters during the week.

April 26. The result of the inquiries into the dynamite explosion at Whitehall tend to show that the outrage was instigated by prjyafce inal}cg.-

Qmn, Ami 25, Intelligence is to hand frqm the scope of tho rebellion in the Saskatchewan District, that the Canadian forces under General Middleton, while advancing against the position held by the insurgents under Louis Riel, found a large party of Batouch Indians (allies of the half breeds) in ambush in a ravine. Severe fighting took place, with the result that several Indians were killed, and fully fifty wounded. . General MitkjJetßn afterwards surrounded the ravine in the hope qf Suturing Batches; bat a force of rebels came tq the relief" if the latter, who wore thus enabled tq retire from their ambush,

LoNpojf, April 25, The New. Zealand Shipping Ooy.'s R.M.S. Rimutaka, from Lyttelton, Maroh 15th, arrived at Plymouth last evening, Her cargo of frozen meat is in excellent ■condition. .■":..=

Sydney; Monday.' The Pacific Mail Steamship Zealandia sailed yesterday morning for Auckland and San , Francisco with a crew of non-union seamen and engineers. Hanlstn, the oarsman, wajj passenger by. her for Francisco..' ' '•' -' ' • : '•»,