LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1509, 13 February 1885, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

■ — ■ ♦ BT ELECTRIC rKI.EGiiAIMI—COPYRIGHT. (PKR RKUTF.RS ARKXOY. ) Received February 10 8 p.m. Sydney, 10. A verandah in George-street fell or to the footpath to-day, and several persons, were underneath at the time pneVa^ killed and others were injured more or le^s severely. v Received Fubruaryjl-L2ia.nl.-;... > „ ***" " London, 9. Ttif^wittalions of Guards, undei orders to proceed to Sondau, wil embark at Portsmouth for Souakhr direct on Saturday next. It is stated that six hundred men oi the Canadian militia are coming tc England to do garrison duty in placf the troops being despatched to Egypt. Homk, 9. The Italian Government have dn cided that, if requested, assistance shall be afforded England in the operations agains. the Mahdi. Received February 11,1 2.30 p.m. IjOVuon, 10. The cargo of frozen mutton ex steamship Coptic, from* New Zealand, arrived in #or>d condition. Caiko, 10. Sir Charles Wilson, who was wrecked while returning from Khartoum to Metemneh, was rescued from the island on which he landed near Shabukli cataract, and with his detachments reached Metemneh in safety. He has since arrived at Korti to confer with Wylseley.

! More troops are being despatched { from Korti to Gubat. j SOW KIM, 10. ! N<'ws lias reaehnd \vre that Osman | Digna is massing a large force of Mali- < . dites near Tamui, between this place and Berber. Bombay, 10. The reinforcpinents of troops to be despatched to Soudan from India will oonsist of Indian native regiments. deceived Februavy 11,2.30p.m Mei.boukn*s, 11. Service, Premier, has presented a j memorandum to the Govprnor, in j which he expresses disappointment at J the Cnlonif-s in connection with the affairs in NW Guinea. If« contends tliat the Colonies should have the limits of their responsibility strictly defined, or else be allowed to exercise control over expenditure in New j Guinea. He adds that his Government is not prepared to increase the £15.000 | guaranteed, without further infor- } mation. * j Received February 12, 11 a.m. London, l l . Telegrams from Sondan state that refugees from Khartoum report that Faragh Pasha opened the gates of Khartoum to the Mahidites on January , 26, and that General Gordon rushing ontv of the palace to ascertain the cause of the commotion was slain on . tl:e threshold. Telegtams also state that nearly the fc whole and not merely the quarter of ' Gordon's adlierents and their I. imilies were massacred. Received February 12, 1.15 p.m. Melboubn'E, 12. Universal sorrow is shown at the death of General Gordon. Flairs at the public and other buildings are at half-mast. Hoijvrt 12. At the Tasmanian Racing Club's meeting the Hobart Cup was won by Ring wood with Mozart second and ' Coriolanus third. 9 Sydney, 12. The Sydney Cup closed with 75 entries.