LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1292, 2 July 1883, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

(Ptß BBUTia'S AGKHOY.)

Received June $9, 810 p.m.

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The cholera epidemic, continues to rage at Damiettft with unabatied' vigour, the outbreak hag now spread tq Tantah, a town of 6,000 inhabitants, situated 72 miles from Daniietta, and at the junction of the Cairo and Alexandria railways. London, 28. In the House of Commons to-day, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, was questioned with regajd to th?, recent announcement' that 'the ' Immigration' Board^of "New 7^6rtr|ia_ dallied to' back to their native country, all Irish immigrants who are fh A destitute condition. ' $ i Mr V; Tre : Y! B r' "that 'p^niJess' paupers were, being despatched •_» .imi-jgrants to A&efica^ ■"■ ■"- "-'"■'' "*' "Z". •v.*';'*- •' , In replying. ... to the deputation of Colonial-/ 'Agents'- General which waited upon, bim to-day with reference to the. proposed annexation of the New Hebrides Lord Derby; requested that the agents would furnjtah him with a joint statement of their views, and promised ; that he., would submit the same 'for consideration of the Cabinet, :■:■..< a A a ... The Deceased Wife's .Sisters Bill was again brought up for consideration and on the motion for. the third reading the Hbuse divided, and the .measure was rejected by a majority of 5. The homeward mails via San Franoisoo, which left' 7 Auckland on May 28rd, was dehve&d-Jjere to-day, four days in 84vanceof^»njtr^ct Ttime. <) (Per Merchant Shipping pnd Underwriters Association). ..-•:.- ,J_>HDON, $8, Arrived— -Ships; MentjOck,' from Port Chalmers, March 29th; Dumbarton, shire, from Lyttelton, March 15th. Adelaide, 29. Arrived this- morning,— -Orient Steamship Cuzco, from Plymouth, May 20th. , (Received June 80, 1.15 a.m.) ,r ';!.■.■■ , • ■• •' -- ■'•ir-— ; -««!.•■■■■ i Melboubnb, 29. < Arrived this evening—^-Uriion Steamship Te Anau, from Bluff. Sydney, 29. Sailed this afternoon — Union Steamship Wakatipu, for Wellington. London 29. ■ The English counsel who have been consulted with regard to the monopoly which it is alleged was [ceded by thb Khedive, to Oomte De Lesseps, for the construction of a canal through tbe Isthmus of Suet, have decided that Comte De Lessep'e claim is invalid, and repudiate* the idea of monopoly having been granted. A syndicate of -British Shippers formed for the purpose of carrying out the projected English-Suez Canal, has therefore decided to persist in the promotion of the scheme. Alexandria 28. I It is expected that stringent sani T tary measures will shortly be adopted to localise the outbreak of cholera, (Received June 80, 1.20 p.m.) Adelaide, 30. An information has been laid against the proprietors of the " South

Australian Register," for criminal | libel, in accusing the Government of gross corruption,, especially in administration of the laii^ Laws.x A rule has been 'gT-n'ted', returnable on the 13th July. . ...■ . „ v „..,.•;/.