CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2116, 9 October 1885, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

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Reijter's Telegrams.

oAffiO ( October 1. Further details to hand with regard to the recent encounter between the Abyssinian forces under Ras Aloulah and the Hadoridowa Arabs, show that the Abyssinians gained a complete victory, carrying by assault the strongly entrenched position, and killing fully three thousand Arabs, .ainongst whom was Osman Digna, whose body' was identified after the engagement. The Abyssinians lost a large number of men, London, October 7,

Tenders for the New South Wales loan of five and a half millions at three and a half per cent were opened to-day, when the amount. tendered for was found to reach nearly faurtpei) millions. Tenderers at ninety one pounds efeyen and sixpence receive twenty-six per cent'of their application, and above that in full, Sydney, October 8.

The New South Wales Government is in receipt of a telegram from the AgontGeneral informing them that the loan averaged ninety-one pounds thirteen, and that tlje applications amounted to eleven millions,

London, October 8. The total amount of the tenders for the New South Wales loan was £12,300,000. Constantinople, October 8. A deputation of Bulgarian notables arrived here to-day, in order to lay their views before His Majesty the Sultan,

October 8, The Union Steamship Company's Wakatipu left here for Wellington this morning,

The Pacific Mail Company's R.M.S. Zealandia sailed for San Francisco, via Auckland, this afternoon. She takes £174,500 specie from this port, Mr Dion Boucicault, the well-known dramatist and actor, leftpers.s. Zealandia to-day,

Melbourne, October 8. Acting on the initiative of Messrs Synnot Eros,, a provisional committee has been formed for the purpose of developing new markets for Australian and New Zealand wool, The names of Sir Julius Vogeland Mr Douglas McLean appear on the committee.

London, October 8, The Marquis of Salisbury addressed a publio meeting at Newport last night. In the course of his speech he referred at length to European affairs, Btating that it was impassible for England to interfere in the revolution in Roumelia, although the policy of Her Majesty's Government was to uphold Turkish rule wherever it was found to be compatible with the welfare of the peoplo under her sway, Adverting to domestic affairs, Lord Salisbury advocated extenijiye. reforms in the local government system, and expressed himself as desirous of initiating an /jasy method , for the transfer of land. He stated that the Conservative party were quite prepared to reject any proposals for the settlement of Irish affairs that would menace the integrity of the Empire. Speaking on the question of Imperial Federation, Lord Salisbury said that a ■closer bond of union between the Mother Country and the Colonies would be the best means of asserting the strength of Britain in the councils of the world. In conclusion, he, stated that he was prepared to use every effort to uphold the State Church in England.

London, October 8. An extensive fire took place to-day at the Charter House buildings, by which ten warehouses and several other places were destroyed, . The Shipping Company's R.M.S. Ruapehu from. Wellington,' 30th August, arrived at Plymouth this morning, with her frozen njeat in good condition,