LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1385, 9 April 1884, Page 2

LATE S T CABLEGRAMS.

I (per reutkr's agknuy. ) ! Received April. 6, 6 p.m. I (Delayed in transmission fronr London.) ! t Cairo, 3. Latest despatches from Souakini an- . nuutice that Major General Graham i ■ has left that place for this city. I A detachment of Evelyn Wood's ! ; force now stationed in Egypt has ; been ordered to proceed to Soualrim to form a garrison, to be kept in that port. London, 3. In the House of Commons to-day the Marquis of Hartington stated it is not intended to send British troops to Berber or Khartoum, but if General Gordon proved to be in jeopardy the Government would order measures to be taken for his assistance. He added ! that in his latest despatches .General Gordon announced that he adhered to his views ill favor of the evacuation of Souakim. ' John Bright is suffering from slight congestion of the lungs. The body of the late Duke of Albany reached Portsmouth to-day. Melbourne, 6. To-day has been observed as a day of general mourning throughout the i Colony for the late Duke of Albany. 'A majority of the citizens of Melbourne were dressed in black, and flags were flown on all public buildings at half mast. • Received 7th, noon. London, 5. The body of the Duke of Albany was entombed to-day in the mausoleum at Frogmore, Windsor. Her Majesty the Queen, and the various members of the Royal family attended the ceremony, which was one of a most i solemn and imposing character. Among the wreaths placed on the Prince's coffin was one forwarded by the Agents-General, on .behalf of the Colonies. Further parleying, which has been proceeding between the representatives of England and Spain, with a view to the conclusion of a fresh commercial treaty, has proved fruitless, and the negotiations have now ceased. Telegrams are to hand announcing the steamship Daniel , Steimnann, 1,790 tons, from Antwerp, has become 'a total wreck on the coast of Nova Scotia, and a hundred and twenty persons have been drowned. Charles Reade, the well-known novelist and dramatist, is reported to be in a dying state. Cairo, 5. Intelligence has been received from Kassala, a town in Soudan, near the frontier of Abyssinia, that the Egyptian garrison there is in a critical position, and the Governor of the

town has appealed to the British for aid. . ■ Melbourne, 7. The persons wounded by the recent railway accident are all progressing favorably towards recovery. The members of the Board of Enquiry have inspected the scene of the disaster. Received- April 7, 12.55 p,m. Sydney, 7. Heavy rain has- fallen pretty generally throughout the Colony, and the empty dams have been replenished. The down-pour in Sydney has been exceptionally heavy, 10 inches having been recorded since the 4th. Parts of the city were flooded and some danger resulted. The intermittent supply of water to the city and suburbs has now been worked. Bishop Barry preached at the Anglican cathedral yesterday. The sermon was a' most eloquent one, and made special reference to the late Prince Leopold. At the Hawkeabury Eace Club's autumn meeting on Saturday, the Handicap was won by Empress, with Phyllis second, Sardonyx third. Twelve horses started. Empress was the favorite, and won easily. The Maiden Plate was won by Bargo. Received April 7, 2.20 p.m. Melbourne, 7, The Wairarapa — Adelaide enquiry was resumed this morning. Altogether there are seventeen witnesses from the Adelaide and eighteen from the Wairarapa to be examined. Obituary — Judg^M'Farland. ♦ Received April 7, 10.15 p.m. Sydney, 7. Arrived — Tarawera, from Auckland. The recent heavy rain-fall continues, it is principally confined to the coast districts. Melbourne, 7. During the examination at the ; Adelaide — Wairarapa enquiry, Turnbull, Adelaide agent, testified that no ; ,; arrangement had been made for a race j between the two vessels, he stated, however, that he visited the Wo irara pa ■ on the previous day, when David . ■ Mills, line Union Company's agent, jokingly suggested' to the engineer, that he should show the Adelaide a clean pair of heels on the trip down ! the bay. It was consequently decided • to delay the departure of the Adelaide, | in order to^aVoid a race, and tile subI sequent; starting together was acci- | dental. Captain Lockyer, of the I Adelaide, testified that on arriving at 1 ! Williamstown the 'pilot on board the j Wairarapa shouted 'from her bow that | they were waiting for them, and he i repeated " all right," the Wairarapa I then whistled, and the Adelaide did i ! the same, and they went full speed ahead. . Turnbull and Lockyer both deposed to the bad steering on board the Wakarapa. Received April 8, 1 a.m. Melbourne, 7. The Adelaide — Wairarapa enquiry still continues. Popham, chief officer of the Wairarapa stated that the ' Wairarapa did not wait for the Ade- | laide, and declared that the Wairarapa steered splendidly, and kept a straight course, and that the Adelaide yawed ■ about. His evidence was corroborated by the third mate, Anderson. Received April 8, 2.20 p.m. London, 7. The inter — University boat race today was won by the Cambi'idge crew. Arrived — steamship Garonne, from Melbourne, and steamship Doric, from Lyttelton. The cargoes of both vessels are believed to be in good condition. Cairo, 7. Disputes have arisen between Nubar Pasha, President of the Council, and 1 Clifford Lloyd, Under-Secretary for Home Affairs in the Egyptian Ministry, and the questions at issue have been referred to the English Government for decision. Intelligence is to hand that the tribes inhabiting the country between Shendy and Berber are now in open i*ebellion, and the movement, it is feared, is spreading. Communication with Khartoum is closed, and it is further feared that Berber and Dongola are both invested by large forces of hosdle Arabs. Later. Nubar Pasha has resigned the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. . Latest news from Souakim states that numbers of hostile tribes in that neighborhood are now treating for peace. It is reported that Osman Digna has left the district, and gone to Kordsfan, on the western border of Soudan. Hong Kong, 7. Intelligence has reached here from Tonquin that the French expedition to Hoangbha has commenced its advance, and it is expected that serious resistance will be offered by Chinese to the expedition. Skinny Men. — "Wells' Health Renewer," restores health and -Vigor cures DyspeBia,i,L7ipotence, Debility. Moses, Moss k Co., Sydney, General Agents.