LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1390, 21 April 1884, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

(per rbutrr's agency. ) Received April. 17, 10 p^m. Melbourne, 17. The Board of Health has decided to release the passengers by the steamship Rome from quarantine on the 24th inst., if uo further cases of small-pox occur. London, 17. A letter in reference to the recent death of the Duke of Albany has been addressed by the Queen to Sir William Vernon Haroourt, in the coarse 1 of which Her Majesty thanks all her subjects for their loyal sympathy \ji her bereavement, and states that despite her deep sorrow at the death of Prince Leopold sho will continue to labor for the good of her country and prosperity of her people. [Received April 18, 1 a.m. Melbourne, 17. Arrived — Kotomahana, from Blnff. The Marchioness of Normanby is still weak, but the Vice-Regal party will leave by the Lignria for Sydney to-morrow if her ladyship is able to travel. B-eceii*ed April 18, 1.30 p.m. Melbourne, 18. The Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby and suite leave to-day by the Orient steamship Liguria, for Sydney, and proceed thence by the outgoing American mail steamer.

Cairo, 17. Intelligence b&s been received from Khartoum that General Gordon has decided to appoint Zebehr Pasha to the position of Assistant-Governor of Soudan, but Zebehr declined to accept the post. * London, 17. Her Majesty the Queen has arrived safely at Darmstadt Calcutta, 17. Telegrams are to hand from Rangoon, reporting that a most disastrous fire had occurred there, tremendous loss of property having resulted. Received April 18, 8.5 p.m. Sydney, 18. The following are the results of th« various events at Randwick to-day : —

TWO YEAR OLD PLATE. Half mile. Regret „ . ... ... 1 Bolero ... ... ... 2 Libert ... ... ... 8 ALL AGED BTAKEB. One mile. Brown and Rose ... ... 1 Kathleen ... ... ... 2 lolantbe ... ... ... 3 WKLTER HANDICAP. One mile and a quarter. Rapid ... ... ... 1 Airnee ... ... ... 2 Raven ... ... ../ 8 FIRST FOAL STAKKS OF 1884. Six furlongs, Garfield 1 Honeydew ... ... ... 2 Saloo ... ... .... 8 CUMBERLAND STAKES. Two miles. Legrand ... 1 Martini Henry ... .. 2 Sardonyx ... ... ... 3 CITY HANDICAP. One mile and a half. Little Sister ... ... 1 Jessie ... ... ... 2 Stockdale ... ... ... 8 Received April 18, 10 p.m. Melbourne, 18. The Honorable Sir William Foster Stawell, Chief Justice of Victoria, will administer the , Government until Sir Henry Lock, who has been appointed to succeed the Marquis ofNonnauby, arrives.

The official enquiry into the recent disastrous railway collision near Little River station opened to-day. The evidence taken was of a formal nature. ...', \. Sydney, 18. Sailed — Te Anau, for New Zealand. Brisbane, 18. The Honorable J. F. Garrick, has been appointed to succeed Thomas Archer .aaAgent-Gembal for Queensland in London. The PostmasterGeneralship, which has thereby become vacant, has not as yet been tilled. Received April 18,' 1.10 a,m. London, 18. Harwis, (sic) Conservative candidate was elected yesterday by an increased majority us, the representative for the PooleVconetiituenoy, rendered vacant by the death of Charles Schreider, Conservative. Constantinople, YJ. Arch-Duke Rudolph, Prince Imperial of Austria, has arrived in this city on a visit to ibid Sultan. His .Highness was accorded a splendid reception. . 1 • Received April 11.40 a,m. London, 18:

It has transpired" that a note has been addressed liy Ferry; French Premier and Foreign Minister, to the English Government, on the subject of the Recidiviste question. Ferry re-af-firms theopinion of his Government that the question of the transportof criminals is a matter of international policy alone, and in no way concerns any foreign Power. r

Sir William Harcouit, Home Secretary, addressed^ lji|p Constituents at Derby last eveningi , In the course of his speech he took .occasion to say that he entirely disagreed with the opinion recently expressed by Earl Roseberry at Dundee, that the Government man ifested a want of idtertfst in Colonial affairs. :■) Received April 19, 3.30 p.m. Cairo, 18.

Despatches to hand from Gordon at Khartoum, dated 9th inst, announces ttiat a prominent merchant at El Obeid reports to him that the followers of Mahdi had been jrfecently twice defeated by a force o( loyal Arabs, and that .the rebels are tiow surrounded. v • Bombay, 18. The police in this city and other towns in India, haw effected a seizure of a large quantity of printed proclamations sighed by 'Mahdi, urging the Musselmen to join his ranks. Calcutta, 18. Cholera is now raging severely in this city, and already has co^wuitted great ravages among; the population. , ;^ ■'. Eeceived April 19, 8 p.m. Melbourne, 19. ••King" Tawhaio, continued his journey to England by the Orient steamer Sorata, which sailed to-day. - Sydney, 19. The fourth days races of the Australian Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting ' came off at Randwick to-day. The following are the results of the principle events :— ROUS HANDICAP, One mile three furlongs. Regulator ... , ... ... 1 Archie ... .. ... ,• 2 Aimee ... 3 PUCE HANDICAP. One mile and a half. Empress .:. ' ... ... 1 Hypatia ... .;. «.. 2 Glencoe . . . ... 8 MERSEY HANDICAP. Six furlongs. This race resulted in a dead heat between Lord Exeter and lolarithe,