CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, 23 January 1880, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

REUTERS' CABLEGRAMS. [PEE PBESB AGENCY.] Londok, January 20. The death is announced to day* of Jules Favre, French statesman. Aged, 70 years. Metal market strong, • January 21. It is understood that tbe Home Eulers in the House of Commons resolved to prevent work during the present session, i with the object of obtaining increased attention to State affairs in Ireland. Beblin, January 21. It is stated here that Germany intends to acquire some of the South Sea Islands, in order to increase her influence in the Pacific. Stdney, January 21. A sum of £5500 has been remitted to the Lord Mayor of London, as a contri* nution towards the Irish Relief Fund. Thirty»six Chinese residents in Sydney subscribed together the sum of £114. January 22, In the Legislative Assembly last night, the Honorable James Watson, Colonial Treasurer, announced that the Govern tnent had no intention to propose additional taxation in lieu of intended excise duties on colonial beer and tobacco re» cently rejected or withdrawn. Sailed— Wakatipu steamer for WeU lington. A meeting is to be held in Newcastle to-morrow, to consider the means to alleviate the distress existing amongst the miners in the district. An attempt was made to«day by a mounted man to bail up some Chinese living at the Gundaeai, The matter was reported to the police, who are now in pursuit of the supposed bushranger, Melbotjbne, January 21. The young French half-caste, who stuck up the station in Gippsland last Friday, has surrendered himself to the police. January 22. The Parliament re«assembled on Tues. day, and there was a scene of continued excitement. At the Assembly last night, strangers were again excluded. Arrived — Eingarooma from New Zealand. If ing Geobge's Sound January 22, Arrived — P. and O. Company's steamship Assam with inward (Decembe ) Suez mails. Correction of telegram of the 21st instant, which read as follows : " Parli«« ment assembles to-day," should have been dated •' Melbourne, Tuesday," and not as given, viz., " London, January 20." Adelaide, January 21. The heat of this city to-day was intense. The thermometer registering 113 degrees in the shade. Heavy bush fires raging in the neighborhood.