LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1497, 16 January 1885, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

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Beceived January 14, 0.80 a.m.

Ho no Koffo 12.

A tolegram has b»*eu received here announcing that a serious anti French agitation has Iweu t'omnnted in Cainbaslia, and the inhabitant* ara displaying great hostility. A body of French troops have t»e*ii despatched from Saigon, the capital of Cochin China, to quell the distarbancd aud ivatora order.

LoifDotv, 12.

The Kaikoura with tne homewaid Nhw Zealand mails dated Dscemtwr 21st, arrived at Bio de Jaufiro on Satnrday, with a cargo ot frozen m«at in Rood ord«r.

M«LBOrlJ«, 13.

Crowded meeting! have h^en hfld in Gefloug, Sand li 11 rat and other towns in ttiis Colony, wh«*n resolution* were passed similar to those adopted it th*» meetings held in the Town Hall in this city aud Ballarrat, urging he auufxitio i Uv Gi-nat B.iuio of the Western Pacific Isla ids, and advocating th« removal of Lord Ojrby from office.

Received January 14, 12 50 p.m

Syktsy, 14.

In the course of a speech last nig 1 it the Hon. W. B D-iller, Attorney General, defe ided the position <»f the Government in relation to New Guinea annexation, and said it was difficult t<> determine whether impndeuce or absnrdity of the request th.it tha Imperial Government should protest against German annexation was the greater.

Received January 14, 1.15 p.m Melbourne 14. Ont ease of small pox has occurred at riotham.

At the meeting of the Victorian Cricket Association last night an explanation of the Australian team regarding their refusal to play Shaw* eleven was re id, and considered not satisfactory. A resolution was adopted on the motion of Judge Williams instructing the committee appointed to select association teams to exclude Boyl«>, BUckham, Bon nor, M'Dountll, Palmer and Scott from any tnatohes which might take place under the aaspioies of the association.

Received January 14, 8.5 p.m.

BstLtif. 18.

At a si ting last night of the subenmnutte* of the Reichstag, appointed to consider the question of subsidising a line of strainers, and to report upon the details of th« project, H«*it de Boettichcr, Sec-etary of State for the. Interior, stated that fchn proposal to subaidis* steamers trading to Australia had no connection with the annexation of New Guinea. Dr Stephen, Imperial Postmaster-General. sp<>k»! strongly ia favor of the proposal, and declared that the inauguration of an Australian line of steamers was of special importance to Germany.

Eeoeived January 15, 12.45 p.m.

Bkhlmt, 14.

A polio* official of high rank, and who, of late, has taken a prominent part in th » prosecution of a number of Socialist 8 >oieties bis badii sUolmil to death at Frankfort.

Mamu . 14.

Continued shocks of earth mike are being experienced in the southern districts, though not of snob severity as those which occurred tht*rM last month. The weather is also unusually severe.

Mstßnußjrx. 15,

At a meeting of boot manufacturers held lact night, it is stated that two bundled bootmakers who have been out on stive resamed work at the old rates.