CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 18 March 1881, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

REUTER'S CABLEGRAMS. [from oue own coebe^pondent.] London 1 , Mareh 15, John Bright has addressed a letter to the press in which he says he is very hopeful that peace may be secured in the Transvaal, and adds that ,he will exert his utuost influence to bring about the same. In both the House of Lords and Com* raons to-day, addresses were voted to tbe Queen, and the Duke and Ducbess of Edinburgh, expressing condolence with her Majesty and their Royal Highnesses, on account of the death of the Emperor of Russia. . . ■ Cape Town, March 15. Telegrams have been received from Natal to«day announcing that 1000 Boers of the Orange Free S'ate have left for the Transvaal to join in hostilities against the British. Intelligence is also to hand from Natal that it has been arranged that a Conference shall tdke place en the 18th (Thursday) between Evelyn Wood and President Brand of Fiee State, and Sir Kcuger, President of the Transvaal

Boer Republic with object of discussing proposals of peace. St. PEMH&aHHtG; Marcb 15. Rousakoff, tbo asssssin of tbe Em» peror, has now made a confession of the crime. A Nihilist manifesto has been issued jreferriuß to the assassination of the'Cztfr in terras of exultation at tiie success of Rousakoff 's attack. ' Stdney, March 16. It is currently reported here that Sullivan, the New Zealand murderer, died in the Hospital at Wagea last nfejht.