LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1206, 11 December 1882, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

(per reuter's agency.) F eceived December 9, 0.50 &w. London, 8. The latest bulletin issued states that Mr Fawcett's condition is more favorable. He is not, however, yet out of danger. A serious fire has occurred in Wood--.■f-y.»et, Chenpside. Ki^M" houses arc r-r-v in llrtim'K, niv.l the ("s.i 'Titration if? oprt-fi'li!:;'. T|,..- l''.MT. V -l n? Mr- Irh- A Thl.islv.il <v <.Vii-.<-vlii.iry .will t.-ik;-, phi.v- ..o dity

The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 2,130,000 quarters. ' The wool sales have closed. 120,000 bales were sold during the series and 17.000 bales are, held over for next auction. ! It has been ascertained that the ! damage resulting from the Wood-street fire is not so great as was at first thought. The loss is not expected to exceed one million sterling. The premises of Ryland & Son, limited, Manchester warehousemen; Sargood & Son, warehousemen, and Silver and Flemings, warehousemen, have been completely burned down. Other premises in the block are not totally destroyed, but have suffered serious damage. The election for the vacancy in the representation of Liverpool in the House of Commons took place to-day, and resulted in the return of Mr Smith, Liberal, by a majority of 370 overMrForwood, Conservative candidate. The great fire which occurred to-day in Woqd-street, broke out at 4 a.m. in the block of buildings, owned and partly occupied by Foster, Porter & Co., limited, wholesale hosiers, between Saddle-street and London Wall. The whole of the block has been completely destroyed and the loss is set down at fully three millions sterling. The fire is the largest which has occurred in London since the great one in Tooleystreet, in 1861, when the damages were estimated at a million and a half. Adelaide, 9The Australian cricketers commenced a match yesterday against a fifteen of South Australia, and at the close of the first day's play, the scores stood as follows -.—Fifteen, Ist innings, 117; Australians, Ist innings, 1 wicket for 47. Sydney, 9. The English cricketers commenced a match yesterday against 18 of Newcattle and when the stumps were drawn, the Home team were all out for 67, and the Englishmen had four wickets down for I3|). ■ ' ; MELBOURNE, 8. Sixty claims have been sent in to the Government by persons who were injured in the recent railway accident. All the patients are improving in health. • Cairo, 7. Riaz Pasha has resigned his seat in the Cabinet, in consequence of the leniency which has been shewn to the rebels. It is probable he will be succeeded by Nibar Pasha. It has been decided that Arabi and his accomplices, whose sentences of death have been commuted to exile, are to be depot ted to Ceylon, arrangements to that effectrhavihg been arrived at with the BritisWGoVjßrjimeiit 7 Melbourne, 9. At a meeting, at which fully 500 persons were present, held at the Town Hall last evening, resolutions were unanimously passed requiring the abolition of patronage in Government appointments abolished. The General Traffic Manager of Railways-has issued a report* regarding the Hawthorne railway collision, in which he blames the driver and guard of the express train for the catastrophe.