LATEST CABLE GRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1439, 3 September 1884, Page 2

LATEST CABLE GRAMS

(PEK JtEUTKR'S A«KNCY. ) Arrived this morning P. and O. steamship Eome with the Brindisi mails dated London July 25. ' ! ■ Received September 1, 1.40 a.m Melbourne, 31. The grand stand at the Melbourne Cricket Clubs ground, was totally «l<"<troyed by fire this morning. Th> damage is estimated at £6,000. „ A serious fire occurred at Flemington this evening, resulting in the total destruction of the racing stables. Four thoroughbred horses, including Jessie were destroyed by fire. London, 80. Arrived — ship Mataura with a cargo of 6,000 carcases of frozen mutton from the Bluff, May 12. Cairo, 80. The Nile is now rising well and seven steamers have .safely made r.he passage of the first cataract. Hong Kong, 30. Intelligence is to hand to the efivct that the Chinese Government have ordered the commanders at nil fcn-.aiv ports to attack any French war < essels 1 or merchantmen, either entering oi leaving the ports. Sydvey. SO. The following is the result ol ti>e Epsom Handicap : — Espiegle 1. Fernlea. .... „. _„.., ■ ,2. Lord Exeter. ... I\. ; 3. Eeceived September 1, noon. Sydney, 1 Small -pox is still increasing in Sydney and its suburbs. Fresh cases have occurred at Kent street in the city, and afc the Glebe. The patients have been placed in quarantine. Received September 1, 2 y.ra. Mrlboupnk, I: The statement that Jessie was amongst the horns burnr-d to death .in the Flemiugtdn stftbhs was incor : rect, none of the animals destroyed were prominent ones. Service, Premier, and Colonial Treasurer has agreed to Griffii.s, proposal for a uniform import duty of three shillings per gallon on Colonial wine. Eeceived September 1 10 p.n. Syt>nev L The following is latest betting on the Great Metropolitan Stakes to-be run for"' to-morrow, at the Australian Jockey Clubs meeting : — 8 to 1 against Hastings 6 »1 Don ma Dee Wallangra has fallen back in Hie betting and is now neglected. Off Colour is scratched. Eeceived September 2, 0.50 a.m. London, "■. General Lord Wolseley and .Ei • 1 Northbrook ßritish Commissioner, have started for Egypt, and will arrive at Alexandria on Saturday next. Hong Kong, 31. It is currently reported that C!ii»a has issued a declaration of war agi\i'ist France, and that the Japanese Government have been notified to t.hut cfiect. ... An officialdoclaration has been published at Canton setting a prio? "pc-i the heads of Frenchmen residing in Chinese territory. Eeceived September 2, L2O v.m. Adelaide, 2. Arrived — last evening Orient steamship Lignria, from Plymouth. Cardinal Moran, Archbishop-Elect of hydney, was a passenger by her. Melbourne, 2. The spread of smallpox appears +o be lessening in thia city, only two fresh cases having occurred during the past fortnight. New York. 7. Serious mining riots have occurred in Hacking Valley, in Ohio. Troops have been despatched to the scene to quell the disturbance. Hong Ko^g 1. A report regarding the declaration of war by China telegraphed yesterday refers to Japan, not France, a dispute having arisen between the Chinese and Japanese Governments regarding the Loo Choo Islands, the Sovereignty of which is claimed from China by 1 Japan. It is generally believed that hostilities between those countries are imminent. Received September 2, 7.80 p.m. Syd?ky, 2. Metropolitan Stakes. Sir Modred 1 Hilltop 2 Hastings ... 3 Won easily. Time Bmin 34£ sec.