LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1274, 23 July 1883, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

♦ (per reuter's agency.) I Received July 21, 2.80 p.m. London, 19. In the House of Commons to-day the Hon. Evelyn Ashley read a telegram from Service, Premier of Victoria, stating that a resolution had been passed by the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce urging that it was most desirable that British influence should be preponderate in the control of the second Suez Canal. Alexandria 20. Latest reports to hand from Cairo state that the cholera epidemic is spreading in a most alarming manner. In that city no less than 140 deaths have already occurred through the plague. (Received July 21, 3*20 p.m.) Sydney, 21. Intelligence has reached here from New Caledonia that the French Government recently granted to Adolphus Oppenheimer, of Auckland, the right and monopoly for ten years to dig for and export kauri gum from New Caledonia. During Oppenheimer's stay in New Caledonia lately a French ship of war was placed at his disposal to explore part of the Colony, He discovered two extensive gum fields, yielding exoellent hard kauri, also several rich chrome and cobalt mines, and obtained concessions for working the same. '.".-.-.:' (Beceived June 21, 0-55 a.m.) London 20. It has transpired that Sir Charles Wilson, one of the Representatives of Great Bi*itain in the Council of the Suez Canal Company, has been despatched by the Cabinet to Paris, to confer with Comte de Lesseps, with a view of carrying into effect the agreement which was come to on the 11th inst for the construction of the second Suez Canal. Berlin 19. A meeting has been arranged between the German Emperor, William, and Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, to take place at Gasteen in Upper Austria on the 4th prox. Paris, 19. Tricon, who was recently appointed to succeed M. Bosree, as French Ambassador to China, has announced his arrival in Pekin. (Beceived July 20, 16-20 p.m.) Sydney 20. In the course of a speech at Kiama to-day the Premier stated that the Government would appeal to the country if the Land Bill, which was to be introduced during the appi'oaching session of Parliament, was rejected. Melbourne, 20. i The final course for the Waterloo Cup was run to-day, and was won by Rhodanthe, Legerdemain being runnerup. London, 19. The Union Bank of Australia has declared a dividend of 9 per cent for the past half-year, and carried £30,000 to the reserve." The National Bank of New Zealand has declared a dividend of 4 per cent for the past half-year. The Orient ship Lusitania, from Melbourne, May 30, arrived at Plymouth yesterday with a cargo of frozen meat on board. Auckland, 21. The mail steamer Zealandia, with the London mails, via San Francisco, arrived at 10 o'clock last evening, being three days before time table date. GENEBAL SUMMARY. San Francisco, 80. Parnell starts for America in September. By a vote of 286 to 16 the House of Commons, on the 18th, rejected the motion of C. Taylor, M .P. for Lancaster, against compulsory vaccination. Mackay, one of the Nevada Bonanza princes, is now in London. He recently paid 1,000,000 dollars for Sir P. Miles' fine collection of pictures at Hugh Court.

A recent letter from Mace, who is < now in London, says : — " Slade, the ■ Maori, had for his first English trial a : stiff-set, tidy boxer, named Moolery, ( but the New Zealander was worsted j from the beginning to tbe end. I have 1 seen the principal sparrers, adds Mace, and I am really thunderstruck at such exhibitions. There is not one here that I could not do in a trial myself, and at my age too." Charles Mitchell, the English champion pugilist, will shortly arrive in California, and issues a challenge in advance to any man in the State to stand up against him for four rounds, for 500 dollars. The Pope's personal letter of protest to President Grey, regarding Church matters in France, is regarded as a warning of the highest imports ance. Bismark's health is reported as gradually growing worse. The trial of Jews in Vienna, accused of having murdered a young Christian girl, in order to obtain her blood for use in a religious ceremony, has attracted much attention. The principal witness is the 14-year old son of the chief prisoner, Joseph Scharp. The reported set-to between Mace and Lord Charles Beresford is pronounced to be a hoax. The Waitara, which was in collision with the Hurunui, sank in a minute. The Hurunui's boats rescued sixteen persons struggling in the water. Among these was a lady saloon passenger, to whom a sailor, who was also saved, had given his life belt. All the second class and steerage passengers were lost. The captain of the Waitara was dragged on board the Hurunui by the aid of ropes. The Hurunui struck the Waitara end on, just in front of the saloon, on the starboard side. The survivors state that no crash was heard, but that the side of the Waitara gave like a card. More of the passengers might have been saved had a barque and steamer seen near by heeded the Waitara' s signals of distress.