CABLEGRAMS

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2191, 11 January 1886, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

(BY ELECTRTC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT)

Reuter's Telegrams,

Melbourne, January 9. The forty-five men who were brought over from Adelaide by shipowners, have joined the Union men, re?ardless of the contract under which they were engaged. Six ; of the laborers who came from Sydney have also mado common cause with the strikists. .

Constantinople, January 9. Greece is now assuming a more friendly attitude towards the Porte, and the large number of troops recently 'massed on the frontier hasbeen granted furloughs.' The ostensible reason is the ocourence of the Christmas holidays, but it is generally supposed that the Greek Government have adopted this indireot method of disbanding troops. •"• Capetown, January 9. The New Zealand Shipping Company's R.M.S. Tongariro left for New Zealand yesterday afternoon. -- .' , ' London, January 9. The total quantity of wheat afloat for tho United Kingdom is 1,570,000 quarters, New Zealand frozen mutton is realising five penco per pound in Smithfield niaV ket. v " •■*' '.

London, January 10. Mr H. W. Lucy has been appointed editor of the Daily News. wilj be 4 qpenod' bf 'Her Majesty in: person o 'n the 2M instant, A protocol has been Bi'gHed by England and Spain, granting to England all such privileges as are enjoyed.by Germany in' the Carolmo-lstands. "

Washington, January 9. • The Senate has passed a measure of a voiy stringent character for the purpose of repressing tho practice of polygamy among Mormons in Utah territory'. "