NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2280, 27 April 1886, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

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Sidket, April 26. To-day is. very fine, and.large number of people are abroad, bent on enjoying'the holiday. The Wakatipii arrived from Wellington on Saturday night. The Hon Mr- Gillies, Premier of Victoria, and the Hon,, Mr Griffiths, Premier of Queensland, are at present in Sydney, and will meet tho Premier of thig colony to discuss a general schoiue of defence for the Australian seaboard.

Melbouhne, April 26. Arrived—This morning—Carthage, from Loudon:

■ News is to hand that the Tasmaniau Steatu Navigation Company's Esk bug been wrecked near low head at the entrance to Tumor, Tho crew and passengers were able to effect a landing. No lives'were lost.

Suez, April 26, ' The P. and 0, Company's Valeta, which grounded on Thursday last at Timscb, in the Bitter Lake section of the Suez Canal, has been floated, and in now tailing in the cargo which was discharged for the purpose of lightening her,

Rom'r, April 26. ; The Government is in receipt of despatches from the East Coast of Africa stating that the Emir of the Harrar Province to the southward of Maseowah attacked and massacred a number of Europeans resident -in his dominions, including the entire expedition despatched by the Italian Governmcnt for the exploration of the interior.

London, April 26. It is announced that Sir Thomas Erskine May, K. 0.8., late Clerk of the House of Commons, has heen raised to the Peerage,

Athens, April 26. Numbers of vessels belonging to the combined squadron hive arrived at Piralus, in order. to ehipliisise the demands of the Powers for the demobili*ation: of the Greek forces. They comprise one Australian, oue German, on 4 Anitnan, on* Italian, and four J?uglißh ironclad men-of-war,