LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1280, 6 August 1883, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

«. (PER BEUTER'S AOENOY. ) (Eeceived August 3, 10 p.m.) London 3. In the House of Commons last night Gladstone was questioned regarding the course which the Government proposed to adopt with respect to the withdrawal of British troops from Egypt, and the probable duration of the occupation of that counti'3 by British forces. In his reply the Tremier declined to undertake to consult Parliament before withdrawing the regiments still in Egypt, or to fix a date "for the ter-

urination of British occupation of that country. • ■"'■; Cairo, 2. Thirteen more deaths occurred from cholera amongst the' British troops | stationed in this country, notwithstanding the strongest measures which have been adopted to preserve the health of the men. Sydney 8. Application for a new trial in the libel case — Anderson v. the proprietors of the Sydney Morning Herald, has been refused. Proceedings are now about to be instituted against the proprietors of the Herald, and Echo for contempt of Court on account of the attack made upon Justice Innes, who tried the above-mentioned case, by those papers in commentnig upon the result of the •trial. Arrived— Huroto, from Wellington. Sailed — Tarawera, for Auckland. (Received August 4, 0.55 a. in.) Melbourne, 3. The Steamship Pathan was boarded on entering the Heads, by a party of police, and the passengers were mustered for inspection. Two Melb6Utne expressely declared themselves as to the identity of Kavanagh among those on board, stating that they were acquainted with him in Dublin. Hanlpn, another "Invincible" admitted; his | identity, and pointed out Smith, the {third of the party. No others, however, have been identified. Government have prohibited the landing of the informers in this Colony, and they will, therefore, be compelled to remain on board until her departure. The action of Service, in the matter has met with unanimous approval. (Eeceived August 4, 1/10 p.m.) ':. Melbourne, 4. The steamship Pathan brings out 800 emigrants to N.S. W. The idenitification of Kavafiagh, the informer, as one of the passengers is complete. Hanlon evaded the general mustei of those on board, bat subsequently confessed as to his own ideritiiy, and admitted that' the others were Kavanagh and Smith. The i captain declared that as Kavanagh was booked to Melbourne he would be landed there. The • police, however, disuaded the captain from such a proceeding. There was a strong force of constables on board in view of a possible disturbance. The Argus to-day doubts the wisdom of preventing the landing of the informers, and expresses the opinion that it will probably be regarded as unfriendly towards England, and that it is only tended to gratify the disaffected. Beceived August 4tli 2.30. p.m. London, 8, Owing to quarantine difficulties, the British Government has suspended the conveyance of mails by Egyptian Railways, and lias sanctioned their transport by tbe Suez CanaL, • < ... Passengers from Venice and Brindisi going eastward, will join the London trunk service at Port Said. Passengers from the Continent can leave Venice and .Briudisi fortnightly by "direct steamers to Bombay, via the Canal, but not touching at any Egypt;an port. Strict quarantine is being maintained for homeward steamers at all Italian and French ports, and the P. & O. Company have, therefore, decided to accelerate the speed of the homeward bound packets to Plymouth, passengers therein avoidingall quarantine. Cairo, 3. The cases of cholera now appearing here are of a milder character than at first, and hope is entertained of the abatement of the epidemic. The health of the British troops is now much better. , Hong Kong, 3.-' Intelligence .is to hand, that the Juduc Regent of Anam is deaoV and that he h»s been succeeded bf Phudac. Paris, 3. A Legitimist plot has been discovered in this city, and a number of re volutionary documents have been seized by the police at the meetiugplace of the conspirators. Received August 5, 10.30 a.m. Vienna 3. The trial of the Hungarian Jews, who were arrested on a charge of having killed a Christian girl in order to use her blood for the passover sacrifice, was concluded to-day, all the prisoners being fully acquitted by the Court. Melbourne 4. The following further scratchings for the Melbourne Cup have been posted : — Stabbyns, Little Jack and Comet.