LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1317, 31 October 1883, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

(per reutkr's agency. ) Received October 29, 10 p.m. Melbourne, 29. The following scratchings for the Melbourne Cup have been posted this afternoon : — • Black Diamond, Dunstan, Eric, Prometheus, Raillery, Sensation, Silver Arrow, Suwarrow, The Vagabond, Trump Yoss, Wahgunyah and Wizard. London, 27. The salvage operations upon the wreck of the ship Mirzapore, which went ashore near Boulogne, commenced to-day. The contractors undertake to discharge the cargo, and, if possible, float the vessel. Ihe success of the operations depends upon a continuance of fine weather. Received Oct, 30, 1,20 p.m. ■''„. Melbourne, 80. Arrived— P. and 0. Ballarat, with Siif.z Hjiails, dated London, 21st Sept. Fre|h arrangements in the Ministry regavd^g some of the portfolios will be made $t an early date, in conrequence of the. fieath of the Minister of Justice. It^srfcß»ble"; that Duncan Gilli^ Minister of Railways, will also take the portfolio of Public Works. It is announced that Service, the Premier, Kerferd, Attorney-General, and Berry, Chief Secretary, will proceed to Sydney as delegates to the Intercolonial Conference. In the Cup betting Commotion is at 25 to 1, Cunnamula 30 to 1. The prices of the other horses are unchanged. London, 29. It is stated that Gladstone will spend the winter at Cannes, in the South of France. Alexandria, 29. Intelligence has been received that cbolera has appeared at Mecca, and that already several deaths have occurred. News is to hand from Soiulnr, a seaport of the Red ea, that a large body of rebel hill men have surprised the town and massacred 1 50 Egyptian soldiers stationed near there. Madrid, 29. A report is current here to-day that King Louis of Portugal intends to , abdicate at an early date. : (Received Oct. 80, 1 a.m.) > Sydney, 30. 1 News has been received here that 1 Messrs John Uhr and Radford, of the ' exploring party which was proceeding > from Tenant's Creek in the Northern Territory to the Buchanan river have , not been massacred by natives, and , that the report of their death which had been brought in is without foun- ( dation. It is believed that Macanish and Kerley, members of the same ' party, are"also safe. : Mblbouhwf, 29.- --( The following is the latest betting ( evening, :— ( Maribynong Plate. : 8 to 1 against David • 10 to 1 Second King. ■ 10 to 1 — Kings Own. [ 16 to 1 Merrima. I Derby. , Archie even [ 5 to 1 against Off Color f 5 to 1 Martini-Henry f 7 to 1 Sardius(offd. freely) [ 10 to 1 Signora ' Melbourne Cup. 5 9 to 1 against Calma i 12 to 1 First Demon 14 to 1 Le Grand [ 14 to 1 Aide de Camp [ 17 to 1 Nicholas ; London, 29. 1 Telegrams have been received here • stating that a great fire occurred at i Port Antonio, Jaraaca, and that the ; town has been almost totally consumed i by the conflagration. ; Berlin, 28. Deputy An tone, of Metz, who was ■ arrested on the 2nd iust. and im- • prisoned on a charge of treason, has been released.