NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2396, 10 September 1886, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

(BV BLEOTRUJ TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT ' tern's Telegrams, ■ Melbourne, September 9. News has been received from Port Darwin that ninety diggers have returned to that place from Kimberly, and that several others are on their way. They report tliut horses are sollin? at Cambridge Gulf at 11 m head, *

Calcutta, September 6. An anonymous circular has been issued in the 'Punjaub, urging the Native tribes to rise in revolt and expel the English from India, Malmrajah Phuloep Singh, Rajah of the Punjaub, is suspected of being the author of the'circular in question. Melbourne, September 9. News has been received from Mr Macdonald, Presbyterian missionary at Havannah. Harbour, New Hebrides, that the French are forcibly taking possession of land 'in those islands, Further advices from Mr Macdonald the New Hebrides missionary, report that a French, company are .fepciii" through land belonging to tho Presbyterian mission, (f which the Synod is Trustee, the title being perfect. The French Commandant has claimed compensation, and has'threatened to. burn the houses on the Mission land' on a most hollow pretext, Mr Macdonald had appealed to Admiral Tyron to take measures for the protection of the mission. Deep feeling has been excited in tlie islands by the action of the French Commandant, which will probably lead to disastrous results.

la tho Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr McJiityie asked the Premier whether the Government, in view of the threatened influx of recidivistes to the Pacific would submit measures to prevent' escapees and others from landing in Australia, and ask the cooperation of other colonies in such legislation, Mr Gillies replied that the matter was under the consideration of the Government,

London, September 3. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Com pany's ship Lady Jocelyn, which left "Port Chalmers on May 4 with 10,800 carcases of frozen mutton, arrived yestorday morning, her meat being in good condition.