LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1488, 26 December 1884, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

(PER KEUTER'S AOKNOV. ) I Received December, 24 12.30 p.m. Sydney, 24. A case of small-pox appeared in the suburb of Waterloo and t-Mi persons are consequently placed in quarantine. Brisbane, 24 Great dissatisfaction at the German protectorate of northern New Guinea aiul neighboring islands has been expressed in the Legislative Assembly yesterday by several members. Neill M'Neill, lat'ly sejmid mate, and Bernard Williams lately boatswain of a labour ship sentenced to death for the murder of an islander on the high seas have been reprieved. The Queensland Parliament is prorogued. Received December 24, 1.5 a.m Melbourne, '23. Sailed Tarawera, for Blurt". Service has received a telegram from the Agent-General in London confirming the news pu'ilis'iud to-day by Renter's Agency regarding the Gorman annexation in New Gui::ea anu the Western Pacific. Murray Smith adds th;it there is some hope of further negotiations taking place with reference to New Guinea, and that he has written to Lord Derby drawing attention to the hist throe resolutions on the subject passed by the Intercolonial Convention at Sydney. Service has sent a telegram to all the Colonial Governments inviting them to unite in protesting against the action of the German Government. Received December 24th 1.15 p.m. Adelaide, 24. Arrived — Austral from Plymouth, November loth. Melbourne, 24. The Tasmania Government have agreed to join in the proposal protest against the German annexation of northern New Guinea. It is understood, however, that New South Wales prefers to await further information thereon, before joining in the protest.