LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1485, 19 December 1884, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

(PEK REUTKR'B AOKNCY. )

: Received December 16th, 8.20 p.m. Adelaide 16. • The crick«t -match between the Australians and fhe English teams was ■ resumed here to day, when the former ■ with four wickets down for 162 runs continued their second innings which ' closed for a total of 191. The following are th« scores to-day. Cooper, c ,6 ; Bonnor, c 19 ; Palmer, 0 ; Boyle, •0; Alexander, (stumped) 10. Bunpiierman'did not bat having been inrjurod earlier in the game. The Englishmen requiring 66 runs to win the match then went in for their second i innings tind whim play adjourned for 1 luncheon 14 runs had been scored fox' the loss of two wickets — Flowers, c 7>} Scotton, c 2 ; Barnes and Schrewsbury followed and remained in until the required number had been scored, Barnes making 26. and Shrewsbury 28. The Englishmen thus won the match by 8 wicketa. Received December 17, 1 a.m Melbourne, 16. Negotiations foi' a match to be played he.»-e betweeu the English cricketers and the Australian eleven that visited England this year has proved fruitless.

Cairo, 15. News has been received here through ft messenger despatched from Khartoum of further success achieved l>y General Gordon in his conflict with Arab rebels. The messenger reports that General Gordon undermined and blew up the rebel forts at Onderman, destroying them and killing, a large number of Mahdi's followers, who occupied them. .Received December 17, Ip.m. Sydney, 17. Arrived — Ringarooma from Auckland. Two fresh cases of small pox have occurred in this city. D Donovan has been fined J6150 for neglecting to notify to the authorities of small-pox cases which were under his treatment. MeLBOURXE, 17. Barnes a notorious criminal prisoner confessed that he murdered Slack, the wtill-kuown litigant who died on September 11th, and who was believed to have committed suicide. Pahis, 15. It is stated here that the French Government have decided to reinforce the fleet operating against the Chinese, and hat several ironclads will be des patched to Admiral Courhet. The January despatches have been received from Admiral Courbet announcing that he has dislodged a strong force of Chinese troops who were menacing the -French position at K*luug, and that a hundred Chinese were killed during the action. Received DecmeherlS 0.45 a.m. Mrlbourne. 17. Arrived — Tarawem, from Bluff. Sailed — Sailed Wairarapa, for Bluff. Cairo 16. Intelligence has reached here of the arrival at Kortie of Goneral Lord Wolseley and the head quarters staff. Ho so Kong 16. Several Chinese cruisers having left Shanghai, theii destination as yet is unknown, and it is expected that it is intention of the Chinese Government to interrupt the reinforcements dis patched to the French fleet. The ironclads have been ordered to convey French transports from Singapore to Formosa.

London, 17.

Arrived at Plymouth, P. and 0. steamship Cathay from Melbourne, October 23rrl.

Received December 18, 1.20 p.m.

Mc i boui.nis, 18

The confession of Barnes the notorious prisoner that he murdered Slack the well known litigant in September last is now fully confirmed.

Melbourne has heen officially declared free from smallpox.

Lo d n 17.

The Pall Wall Gazette to-day states that th<» scossion to Gcrmviv of Dr»lagoa Bay on the East coast of Africa is mediated.

The. in-sppction of London bridsre at low water revealed 13 clockwo'k machines deposited on an abatement thus confirming the belief that the recent explosion had been cansed by

dynamite.