LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1441, 8 September 1884, Page 2

LAT ES T CABLEGRAMS

* (PKH REUTER'S A';K\«.:Y.) Received Septembers, 10.5 p.m. Sydney, 4. The third days racing at the Australia Jockey Club's Spring meeting took place at Randwick to-day. The following are the results of the principle events : — Grand Stand Plate. Mile and a quarter. Paul . /;...' , ... ... 1 Boscawen ... ... ... 2 Omad Haun ... ... 3 Time, 2inins 12£secs. Ten horses started. Cray en Plate. Mile and a quarter. SirModred 1 Malua ... ... ... 2 Off Colour 8 The winner led all the way. Time, 2aiins 10|secs. Bargo also started. Second Foal Stakes of 1884. Mile and a quarter. j Temp ... ... ... 1 Tremando ... 2 Manrico ... ... ... ' 3 Four horses started; The winner lea from start to finish and won by a length. Time, 2m ins 14-isecs. Sydney Handicap. Mile and a-l:alf Merlin 1 Friendship 2 ! Little Sister 3 This was a splendid race. Thirteen horses faced the starter. Time, 2rains 29secs Eeceived September 5, 12.40 p.m London, 4. The Cologne Gazette announced that Dr Machtigal, German Commissioner, now on the West African coast, has formally annexed the town and district of Little Popo, on the Guinea Coast, near Dahomey. Adelaide, 5. The House of Assembly has adopted the resolutions of the f-ydney Convention regarding the proposed Federal Council and on Tuesday next will vote an Address to the Queen covering the same. Pneceived September 5, 1 p.m. St. Petkrsburgii, 3. It is currently stated here that the journey of the Czar to Warsaw is undertaken in connection with the proposed meeting of the Russian, Austrian and German Emperors, and it is oxpected that their Majesties will meet in the neighborhood of Warsaw. Received September 5, 10. 10 p.m. London, 4. The Australian cricketers commenced a match against eleven of I. Zingari, at Scarborough. The following are the names of the Home team : — T)eparavicini, Christopherson, Forbes Lord Harris, Lyttelton, Patterson, Steel, Studd, Whitfield, Hudson, and Comrell. The attendance of spectators at the match was large, but the weather was cold and inclement, and the wicket heavy owing to the recent rains. The Home team went in first, and' put together a total of 229. The principal scorers were Lyttelton, c, 87 ; Forbes, stumped, 80. The visitors then commenced their first innings, but only scor-d 24 runs with one wicket down when time was called. The Bank of Australasia has declared a dividend at the rate of 14 per cent per annum for past half year, and carries forward an(l places to reserve £24,000. Sydney, 5. All the small-pox patients are progressing favorably. Received September 6, 0.50 a.m. London, 5. The oargo of frozen meat ex ship Mataura is of fair quality, but is not equal to the meat landed from the British Queen, which is considered excellent. Vienna, 4. Earl Northbrook. who is now en route to Egypt, to investigate the position of affairs in that country on behalf of the British Government, paid a visit to Count Kalnoky, AustroHtingarian Minister of Foreign Affairs to-day. The interview, which lasted

some tiina, was of a most cordial nature. Naples, 4. The cholera epidemic in t' ni " s c ' t 3" * s rapidly inpieasijfijf, and the disease has assumed a most Virulent form. Casps now number hundreds daily, and most of them terminate fatally. The inhabitants of the city are terror stricken, and obstruct the civil authorises and medical men in their efforts to stamp out the disease. Paris. 4. Despatches from China state that' Admiral Courbet is watching for an oppoi-tunity to destroy the remainder of the Chinese fleet, and that after effecting this object he will occupy the Island of Formosa with a strong force of troops.

Received September G.. 1, p.m. :„: . .Sydney. G. Professor^ Liversidge of the Sydnfy University, * states that the telegram sent to the meeting of the British Association of Montreal wa3 to the following effect : — " Caldwell finds that the monotreme. mammals of Australia are oviparous, but that the ovum is miroblastic or only partially germinal." Received September 6, 1.30 p.m. Melbourne, 6.

Service, Premier? has telegraphed to the Agent-General, London, urging the necessity of expediting the annex ation of New Guinea, in view of the colonising activity now manifest on the ports of Germany and Austria. ..Letters which have been received here from passengers by the steamship Lusitania, which left on the 26th July for London, state, that a fire broke out on board, shortly before the vessel reached Diego. It is understood that the charcoal arround the refrigerator ignited. The fire, however, was extinguished in a few hours and. no serious damage was caused. Received September 6, 2 p.m. St. Petersburg, 5. ' Rigorous^measures have been adopted at Warsaw for the safety of the Czar while in that city. Alkxandria, 5. News has been received that the Arab rebels recently made a 1 vigorous attack on the town of Ivassala. They were, however, repulsed by the Egyptian garrison with heavy losses. Cape Town, 5. Piet Jourbert (sic) has been elected President of the VfecQiJily proclaimed Doer Republic of Zulnlanrl. Received September, 7, 01.30 London 5. The cricket match at Scarboro : Australians v; Ziugari was resumed to day. The weather was again cold and inclement, but there was a large attendance of spectators. The Australians with one wicket down for 24---continued th«ir frrsfc innings, which closed 'for- a total of 233, being f<W runs ahead of their opponents. •fcThe highpst scorers were Giffin, caught, 34; Midwintei, caught, 20; Spofforth, caught, 49. The Zingaris then went to wickets for the second time, and when time was called they harl lost threo wickets for 45 runs, of which number A. G. Steel contributed 24, caught.