LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1427, 6 August 1884, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

(PER REUTER'B AGKNCr. ) Received August 4, 0.45 a.m. Melbournk, 2, A case of sma't-poK has occurred iv the heart of the city, and fears are entertained that the infection may spread. London, 2. The International Con Terence on Egyptian affairs was adjourned indefinitely to-day. In the House of Commons this afternoon Gladstone made a lengthy j and important statement re,i-a<-clingUie Confeifooe. He regretted that >he delegate* had failed to avi-ive ab n.i?y agreement in rega»xl to the' cb "'it object under discussion. The adjustment of Egyptian finance had been a failure, and owiug to the difiVeiice which existed between England am.! France, the latler refusing to agr«e to. the proposed dimiuuiion of .the dividend payable as iute ,esc on Egyptian Joans, as ihe Financial Committee bad suggested. Icaly and 'Turkey suppo"t ihe English proposal aud the Austrian, German, and Russian representatives declined to vote. The failure of the Conference to agree as to the basis upon which the reorganisation of Egyptian finance should take place wsis a matter requiring serious consiu'eratioa and heavy responsibility rested upon England. The A iiglo-Frenuli ag-'ee ment, which p:.eviously existed having been in obeyance since the abolition of the dual control was no longer binding. Hong Kong, 1. Telesj-anoß are to hand f>om Annam announcing the death of oh« Kio^. No detai's of the occuneuce have been received. Received Au£i><t 4 12.^0 p.m. Hong Kong, 4. Tn the event of tiie unction, by Chi^a of France's ultimatum Ad infra I Courbei will immediately older the commanders of the F»ench war vessels now at Foo Chow and Nelnng, a seaport in the No> th of the Island of Formosa, to occupy those places as a guarantee for the indemnity which is demanded as reparation for the Langson affair. 1

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Received August ">, 2,23 a.m. fcynxKY, 4. Arrived — llotouiahruia, from Auckland. ■ ro"ty-sf»vcn horses Iwve accepted foL" tlio Hiwheshui'v G'mmsl Hiv.ulici.p, ' forty-five for ilin Con;nv Pits;,:, and I forty -two for the Mctronnlir/in Bc«ki ,-s. i Q lie acceptances are cj.islili^eci very satisfactory. liIKT.UOfJRXR, 4. The following scratch ings for the Cup have been posted to-day : — Boium? Hawthorn, Marshal' Ncy, Metal, and Napier, Stella, Sheet Auclioi, and Stafford. CONSTANTINOPLE, 3. An outbreak of fanaticism in the province of Yemen is rapidly increasing and ihe revolt is assmu'.! 3 alarming propornions. All the available troops have licen despatched to Ai'tibia wuh,a view of subduing the rebels. Cairo, 3. Despatches have been received f. om JVhijOr Kitchener, announcing, his arj I vii.l at Dongola, and stating that 1j« had been well received by the inhabi units of the town. Hojjk, 3. Cases of cholera have occur! ed in j»ev<-!j-al pa; ts of ihe couii,. y, and ()(;.-. pile the prticaui/.ous which have Ij-ie,-, ; taken to prevent llie sp'.ead 0? il>e infection the epidemic is mc c-i'i-iiir daily. Received August 5, 12.5 p.m. London, •£, A collision took pace toc!:\y in tbe Thames veto: Gravesend, between the steamships Dioue, and Crmpden, the former suffered such inju'y that she sank in a few minutes and 17 persons oa board were do wned. jNJelbouhne, 5. The following fu'-ther Cup sc>atc'.iiiigs hr.ye been posted: Eiick.D^ham, Fa vo, Fis t Demon, Jessie, Kathleen Live] pool, Maggie Mooe, Ouides, Princess Loriee, and Wing. Adelaide, 5. Arrived Sorata, from Plymouth. Fo>io Kong 5. News is to hand that the yoiu^ei' brother of King Thudao has been j ciowned King o? Annan, Received August 5, 3 p.m. London, 4, in the House of Commons to-day Gladstone stated rhatifan Ai'Siialas'an Federation Enabling VAX was likely to ! pass without opposition Government j was prepared to introduce such a ! measure during ihe p"esent session. ! The Premier forther announced ihac the Government intend to ask the House to-morrow for a credit to cover the expanse of the expedition to Khartoum if steps for the Jelief of General Gordon aie shown to bo necossavy. Gladstone added that the Government purposes taking important ste;ps in regard to Egypt, p.ikl he hoped to be able to announce the nature of the proposed action to-morrow. Paris, 4. The Congress to discuss the question of the proposed reform of the French Constitution met to day at Ye' - sailles. The proceedings were marked with considerable disorder,* and several' scenes of tumult arose. The the sitting of the Congresss had finally to be Suspended. Received August 5 4, 5 p.m. London, 4. The Austva'lan c» - icliC'iers began tl'-ir 23i'd rnaiiCh of lljeli* tquv .to : df;.y !at Cj nte' bu y, wbe^e ihev meo for I.lje v st time an eleven of the County J of Kent, composed as follows : — Lord HVv; is, Mes.fe -s Cioslophu'son, Hipf;coto.^f, M'Kt-tinoa, A. Peun, C. WiL bon, Kemp, G. G. Hearue, F. II earn e, WooiHii, and A. Heanic. The weather was splendid, I od a Ja'-gc at!.cudui)cc. oc speuuiuu-'S ohe wicket was in good order. < The Home Team Vent in ii'-st and their innings dosed for Id'). Wilson was the highest scorer with 57 (bowled;. The Australians then went to the wickets, aud at the close of ilte day had run up 136 with only four wickets do w.i. Murdock made 24 (cau^l'c) M'Doiitieli, not oi'fc, wi-h 80 to his c* etiit.