REUTER'S CABLEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, 5 January 1881, Page 2

REUTER'S CABLEGRAMS.

[fbom our ow.v cokrespojtdent.] Melbourne, January 1. The attendance on the Fleming! on course to«day was the largest of any Champion meetinsj. The weather was splendid. The following was the re% fult : — Grand Flaneur 1 Progress 2 Sweetmeat 3 Wellington and Trevallyn also started. The race resolved itself info a match between Grand Flaneur and Progress, who were together all tho distance, bat the former finally won by two lengths. Time omin 40ieee. London*, January 1. The British revenue returns for k»t quarter show au increase of £100,000 coinpnred with last year's. All tlie laotl meetings in Ireland on Saturday and Pundav have been prohibited, and a flying column is traversing the country to prevent night drilling by Leaguers. Latest intelligence to Imnd from the Cope stares that the Boers have abandoned Utrecht, which place they recently seized. 'The British garrison "iVn¥^iandeslpwn and Waikevstroom supplied with provisions". Eeioforce" meuts-of troops are rapidly marching to the front from Natal. Information has been received at (he Ooloni.il Ofifce that the chiefs of Rotutnab have'made a ri quest to the Governor of Fiji that the island should be annexed by the British to Fiji. News Lave been received that a statue of Minerva, by Phidias, has been discovered during the excavations which were being made ac Athens. The Times, in a leading article to* day, announces that tb.3 Irish L-«nd Bill, which "♦•he Government propose to introduce to supplement, and repair defects in the Act of IS7O, and that do new principles of land legislation are embodied in the measure. January 3. The Times in a leading article to«day states, that the Coercion Bill, which the Groverment intend to introduce, will propose the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Ac^, and the suspension of trial by jury in Ireland, and .will moreover restrict ihe sale and possession of arms. The jury empannelled to try Purnail, and the others indicted for conspiracy, consists of eiybt Roman Catholics, three Protestants, and one Quaker. The Chief Justice may. after reading a statement justifying his language respecting the -traversers when the applied!ion was made to post-Done the trials, withdraw from the Bench. Judge Fitzgerald presides, with Judge Harry as colleagues. The people lias again condemned ihe Irish outrages. Cape Towy, January 3, Intelligence has been received that the Boers iv tbe Onnge i.iver Tree State threaten ;o joia in the rebellion iv Ihe Trausvosil, though co actual outbreak lias yet occurred. Com* nuitiicafioD between the Tiv.H&vaal aud Natal is now completely cat off by the Boers, and t,o news has there-' fore- been received from the seat of hostiiilies for s^r.e days. It ia reported from Natal that the insurgent Boers p.re committing great outrag s on tliose who are disinclined to join in the insurrection. Kivcrai persons have i'ocii T'ias?;i-.-roJ. The oiiici I]l^ cjairsand :cs» t:io Eritisii «t ilitidit-Lcr.', beini; ck'sircus of cow-muuic-ilini: with ihe (f-adci'3 of the insurgeu's dc^palched a