CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2010, 8 June 1885, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

•(by elect iuo telegraph—copyright) KbUTER's TELEGHAMB. St. Petersburg, JuneG. _ The Novosh Vremya newspaper publishes a telegram to-day, stating that Abdur Rahmam Khan, Ameer of Afghanistan, has been murdered by his suite.' London, June 5. ■ The Greymoutli Harbor loan of £IOO,OOO, and the Westport Harbor loan 'of £150,000, both at 4 per cent., were plac'ediia the market to-day . ... In the Houso of Commons to-day, the memorial presented by the recent Maori'embassy was brought .up for consideration. During: the discussion which took' place; the Horn yA. Evelyn Ashley, M. P., Parliamentary"Under-Secretary for the' Colonies, stated in. the course of his. speech that the memorial would receive due consideration, but that the, Imperial Government were not entitled to interfere in the internal affairs'of any Colony to which tho right of solfgovernment had been granted, June G, The meeting of the Cabinot was held yesterday, as announced, butthe Ministry were unable to come to a decision as to the renewal of the Prevention of Crimes Act in Ireland. In the House of Commons last night Mr Gladstone stated that England and Russia had come to terms with regard to arbitration on the Afghan Frontier question, and that both countries were agreed as to who was to be appointed arbitrator. ' In the House of Commons last night the Marquis of Hartington, Secretary of State for War, stated, in reply to a question, that he hoped that the detention of the Guards at' Alexandria would only be of short duration,' During tho course of the evening .the Right Hon. Mr Ohilders, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that considerable modifica'tiona had made in the Budget since he made his financial statement, owing to the fact that only nine millions of the credit had already been expended, Mr philders stated that the increase on spirits would only be one shilling instead of two, as proposed, but that the shilling duty on wines of .30 degrees proof would be adhered to. June 7. The death is announced, at the asje of 80 years, of Sir 'Julius Benedict, the eminent musical composer. Constantinople, June G. News to hand from tho Island of Crete states that serious disturbances have recently token place among the populace. . Further details to hand with regard to the disturbance at Crete, show that a number of Cretan deputies boarded a steamer which was bringing Savas Pasha, 1 the new Governor, and attempted to prevent his landing, declaring that he had been appointed contrary to the wishes of the Cretan people.

Bombay, June 7. Earthquakes in the province of Cashmere still continue with great .severity, and great damage to property has taken place. Many houses have been swallowed up by fissures in the earth. London, June 17. Major-General Sir Peter Lumsden arrived here to-day from India, and met with an enthusiastic reception, being warmly 'cheered by a large crowd assembled to welcome him. London, June sfch, The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,890.000 qrs, or 10,000 qrs less than last week. Adelaide wheat is quoted at 35s ex store, and New Zealand at 28s ts 345, according to grade. At to-day's wool sales 12,800 bales were submitted to competition to a dull market. Merino wools rule $d lower than at the April sales, Melbourne, June 6. The examination of the late accountant of the Horsham branch of the London Chartered Bank of Australia, Milne Smith, who was arrested on a charge of being concerned in therobbery attheßank, was concluded to-day, when the prisoner was committed for trial. The police have received important information relating to the Simpson's Rank robbery, and it is rumoured that five men have been arrested in connection with the affair. Sydney, June 7. At St Mary's Cathedral to-nieht the Right Rev. Archbishop Moran, who is about to leave for Europe, was presented with a "beautifully illuminated address, and two photographic albums containing views of the buildings which have been consecrated by him., Melbourne, June 8. The rumors which were current yesterday to the effect that several arrests had been made in connection with theSimp-son's-rpad bank'robbery, proved correct, The police have arrested six 'men and three _ wpmon in various' places ori suspicion of being concerned in the affair. The cart in which the rpbbe'rs drove oft has also boen found and identified by those who saw it at the tjme'pf'the robbery, tyhep tjie prisoners' were searched at tfie pplicersiagpp, £IOO jn notes of the Rational Bank at Australia was fpund upon tjiein, together with a large sum jpepk}. ' '' '"