CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2079, 27 August 1885, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

(BY ELKOIR'O TELEQRAI'II—(iOPYRIOIIT HEUTBB'a TeI.RGIIAMS, Melbourne, Auugusb 26. The prisoner Robinson has confessed that he stole the money from the Hutliam Bank. He states that he broke open the drawers of the safe with a chisoi, and abstracted the contents. He then hired a cab, proceeded to Brighton Beach, and buried the money in the. sand, whence the polioe this morning recovered it, with the exception of £2OO, which is still unaccounted for, Robinson was to-day brought up at the Police Court, and charged with robbery from the Hotham bank, He was remanded for a week, in order that evidence might be arranged. . Sydney, August 20, iNews is to hand from Moresby Island of an outrage committed by returned Island laborers. It is reported that two white men were attacked and killed by some Natives who had recently returned to %; Iglaiiji from Austrajja, Aiigust 2S, The troops who are' under ; order's' '.o return home ombarked to-day for England,

Aden, August 25. The steamer Tuna, bound from Shields to Napier, has run ashore near here, and is expected to become a total wreck, The crew have abandoned the vessel, and have landed here,'

London, August 25. News is to hand stating that the Italian (lag has been hoisted at Port Johns, on tj|e east cqast of to tljo nqrtji of Zanzjbar.' ' 1 • 1 • August 26. The London Gazette contains the announcement of the distinctions which have botti; conferred upon the ofijoers who served in a recent campaign in the Soudan. Lieutenant Colonel Richardson is created a companion of the Bath, while Major Spalding has a Companionship of St Michael and St George. Mr Paruoll addressed a largo public meeting at Dublin laßt night, In the course of hia speech he stated that he was confident of winning Irish independence noxt session, and added it was resolved to inipiwe pon future candidates for .Parliament a pledgo of ijnpwerying obedience to the chief of t|ie National party. ■ :i •••