Telegraphic News. ENGLISH CABLEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1037, 15 February 1879, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

ENGLISH CABLEGRAMS.

[REUTERS' special cablegrams.] FCTRTHER STRIKES. LONDON, February 8. The strike of the engineers has cmimenced, including 200 men and 18 London firms.

ENGLAND TUKOHASES CROWN DOMAINS YOB. CYPEUS. LONDON, February 10. England has purchased from Turkey all the Crown Domains of Cyprus. 20,000 Zulus attacked a portion of the 24th Regiment and GOO native levies at Rouaker drift, an • captured a hundred waggons, 1000 nfles, and a quantity of ammunition and the regimental colors, and the Zulus lost 5000. The British have 500 whites killed, and all the officers. The Cape Government have applied for one infantry and ono cavalry regiment. There is a national pihic The Admiralty reported that the gun that burst on boird the Thunderer missed fire, was re-loaded and fired both charges. LONDON, February 10. Consols quoted at 96£ ; wheat, 6d lower. BERLIN, February 12, The German Government Parliament opned to-day. Bmperor William in his speech declared that it is necesiryto reverb to protectiqnesi principles, which were in force anterior to 1865, iu order to secure » homo market for some productions. LONDON, February 11. Serious riots have occurred in Liverpool. The military have been called out for protection, and hold tho city. The engineers strike extends to London. The ve-inforcemeuts to the Cape are 600 iufautry, two British cavalry regiments and two batteries of artillery. They leave immediately, and reinforcements sufneienf to terminate the struggle start within a week. The Zulus have defeated an' massacred over 700 British an native iufautry. They were entice from the camp. Thirty officers were killed. Bombay and Mauritius are ordered to reinfuroe Natal. Twelve thousand troops are ordered to be sem instantly. Latest intelligence states that Natal is imperilled.