CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2129, 26 October 1885, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

(BY BIiEOTOO TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT) Ileum's Telegrams. London, October 24, Lord Randolph Churchill, Secretary of State for India, addressed a public meeting in Birmingham to-night, In the courso of his speech he stated that a war between England and Burmah would probably result in British annexation of that country, or, at any rate, ; n measures of a somewhat similar character, The New Zealand Shipping Company's R.M.S. Ruapehu sailed this afternoon for Auckland and Wellington, calling en route at Teneriffe and the Cape. Constantinople, October 24. It is currently reported that the Servian forces have already invaded Bulgarian territory, and that a lioatilo encounter is imminent, Vienna, October 24. The Emperor Francis Joseph received the Delegations to-day. In his address to them he dwelt with emphasis upon the Triple Alliance, and on the,unanimity displayed by the European Powers in their desire to restore the status quo in the Balkan Peninsula, • London, October 25,

The death is announced, at the age of 65 years, of tho Right Rev James Russell Woodford, D.D., Bishop of Ely. Melbourne, this day.. The trial of Joseph Symes, the wellknown Freethought lecturer, on a technical cliaige arising out of taking money for admission to Sunday lectures, took place en Saturday, when, after considerable discussion, the jury was unable to agreo upon a verdict, and were consequently discharge)!, defendant being again admitted to bail.