CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 3 August 1881, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

KEUTEB'S CABLEGRAMS. [FBOM OUE OWN qOBBBSPONDENT.] Lonpon, July 31. Telegrams are to hand from ;£retorja, announcing that final negotiation? between Royal Commissioners and tbe Boer leaders' have been satisfactorily

completed, and that convention was signed yesterday (Saturday.) Calcutta, August 1. News has been received from Candabar to tbe effect that shortly after the battle of Xarez Illaryar, Ayoub Khan marched northward with ail his forces and has arrived before the city of Cacdahar. (?PF.CIAI> TO He&BOUBNE AbOCTS ) London; July 19. Following up the despatch of the Turkish squadron to Triopoli, Sultan has now ordered troops to be seat to that place. Heasy Helfman, the Russian Jewess, who was conyicted and sentenced to death for complicity in the assassination of the late Emperor of Russia, and subsequently reprieved through being en* ciente has bad sentence of death commuted to penal servitude for life. MU 26. It is now believed that the infernal machines seized by the authorities at Liverpool were intended to be placed in the House of Commons. Sidney, August 1. A fresh case of smallspox was reported to the Health Officers to«day. the sufferer was a woman named Rebecca Gall, residing in Clarence-street near - t "" ta aamarml * aßaa h ** a occurred. August 2. A fresh case of small-pox is reported to-day to the Health Board, the sufferer is a man named Parks residing in the suburbs. Alexander Boys residing in Barker's lane in the city is also believed to be attacked, but the case is not yet authenticated. A rich gold reef has been discovered at Nana, forty miles from Grafton, and a number of people are already proceeding I to the place. Bbisbane, August 2. Three childrsn in tomb Brisbane, found suffering from mild attack of small-pox have been placed aboard the floating hospital in the river. It has now trans* pired that a yonng man from Sydney lately lodged in the same house. Me&boubne, 2. The trial of Henderson, Wright, and Wallace, for the Ferret frauds, concluded on the 21st instant, when the prisoner* were acquitted .of the charge of defraud* ing Highland Railway Company, bul convicted of defrauding intending pun chasers, and attempting to deceive the Commissioner of Customs. Sentence was deferred,