CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 16 September 1881, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

REUTER'S. CABLEGRAMS.

[FROlrf OUR OWN COItBESPONDENT^j ' Alexander, September 13. It has transpired that a , meeting of the Council of notables, which bad been summoned l*y Khedive to suggest a course of action to be pursued at the present crisis of Egyptian affairs, was held to«day. The demands of the mili« tary were discussed at length, and tbe action of the officers met with general disapproval. It was ultimately resolved that Cherif Pasha should be requested to reconsider his decision of yesterday, and accept the Presidency of the Council. He was a*t length prevailed upon to accede to the wishes of the Council, and he is now engaged in tbe formation of a Cabinet. Paeis, September 13. Telegrams are to hand from 1 unis reporting that the Arab insurgents made an attack to-day upon the French position at JSagbouan, about fifty miles to the south of Tunis, in great force, comnletly surrounding the camp ; desperate fighting ensued and continued for several hours with heavy loss on both sides. It is further stated that Arabs have broken down the aqueduct which sup plied the city of Tunis with water. Groat discontent continues to be felt 4ta^gbeut4be-^i|WlpftHty'B*-4bfl- at. titude of the native tribes. The crisis in this country has now terminated, the military rising having tendered their complete submission to the Khedive. The Sherif Pasha has completed the formation of a new Cabiinet, and be assumes tbe position of President of the Council. Haedar Pash is appointed Minister of Finance, and Mahomed Pasha, Minister of War. The 6t. Leger Stakes was run to»day at Doncaster, and resulted as follows :— P. Lorillard's Iroquois 1 F. Gretton's Geologist 2 Cookson's Lucy Glitters 3 Ottawa, September 14. Most destructive fires continue to r age in the Province of Ontario. In addition to quantities of farming stock over one million dollars worth of timber has been burnt. Constantinople, September 13. It is announced that commissioners will be appointed by tbe Porte to enquire into the recent military outbreak in Egypt. September 14. Fire thousand troops despatched to Tripoli have arrived there, and have oc« cupied various military positions in the country. London. (Undated.) Priestly Brothers, a large manufacture ing firm at Bradford, have transferred their mills and operatives to PhiladeN phia. Gambetta has declared himself against free trade. After communications which hare lately pass?d between the French and English Governments in regard to their commercial relations have resultsd in an agreement being arrived at that negotiations for renewal of the Anglo-French treaties shall be renewed as hitherto.