LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1512, 20 February 1885, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

BY ELECTItIC mEttRAI'H— COPYRIGHT. (per rrutrb's agescy.) Received February 17, 8.30 p.m. Sydxet, 17. The Governor received a telegram to-day from Wolseley, dated, Soudan, February 16th, in which his Lordship says " please inform troops coining here that I look forward 'with pride to the honor of having Australian soldiers under my command in the field." Arrangements for the despatch of tlie troops are progressing favorably, in addition to the Iberia steamer the Australasian will probably be chartered as a transport. The enrolment of the force is nearly completed ; it will consist iv all of 744 officers and nif»n and 200 horses. Received February 18, 1.15 .am. London, 17. Her Majesty the Queen is progressing favorably, the severe cold from which she is suffering having considerably lessened. Cairo 17. Major General Butler who is in charge of the column at Metmneh telegraphs that the Royal Irish regi ment reached Gubat on the 11th inst. An eye-witness of the capture of Khartoum by the rebels states that after the death of Gordon and his party no fighting took place, and that no women or children were killed, but that the Mahdites sacked Khartoum. MBLBOrRNB, 17. The Victorian Government have offered 700 men, consisting of naval brigade and mounted infantry for service in Soudan. If th« Imperial [ Govern mont accepts the offer Parliament will be summoned to ratify it Adelaidk, 17. The South Australian Government have offered 250 tueu for service in Soudan. Svdxky, 17. The intercolonial cricket match Vie- | toria versus New South Wales, was concluded to-day and resulted in a victory for Victoria by three wickets. Received February 12, 12.36 p.m London, 17. In connection with the Anglo — Russian Commission now sitting in Ceni tral Asia, information has been re- ! ceived that Russia claims to have fixed the Afghan frontier at Parapamisam.a range of the Hindoo Koosh, but that the demand was rejected by England. Received February 18 10 p.m. London, 17. The Court of Appeal has reversed the | decision of Justice Chitty, given in j December last in th« action brought by ! the official liquidator of the Oriental I Bink against Messrs Clayton Hen kiss . place those gentlemen who were origii nal shareholders on the list of contrij butoiies in respect of certain shares j transferred by them within six months i date of the stoppage of the bank. The ' decision of the Appeal Court is in ! favor of the official liquidator, who acj cording to Justice Chitty, had failed to establish his case. ' Cairo 17. Latest telegrams from Korti aunounoe that Major General Sir Evelyn Wood lias gone to Gubat on the Nile I above Metemueh, and Colonel Brackenbury has consequently been succeeded j in the command of the late General i Earle's column. Sydney, 18. | James Tyson, the well-known squatter, has subscribed £2000 to the patriotic fund. The steamers Iberia and Australasian will be chartered to convey troops to Soudan and are getting in readi- ' ness. ' Received February. 19 10.50 a. in. ' London, 18. ' A telegram from Wolseley an ' nounces that a body of rebels, acting as an escort to a quantity of guns and j supplies being sent from Khartoum to i Mehemneh, camo up with the British i detachment that were conveying a 1 party of wounded, at a point about < eight miles from Gnbat. The rebels t opened fire on the convoy which was t responded to by the British, and after t an hours skirmish the enemy were i driven off and retired. j Ho.ng Kong 18. 1 News hns been received that two a Chinese corvettes have been sunk by t the French torpedo*. Three other c

Chinese war vessels were, however, uninjured by the mines and escaped. Received February 16,0.50 a.m. Loxaox. IS. The first British reinforcements have sailed for Soudan. The Time* to-day states that the Opposition leaders have decided ou the meeting of Parliament to propose a vote of want of confidence in the Government ou their Egyptian policy. It has transpired that the Government have decided to decline the offer of Canadian and Victorian troops for Soudan, as it is believed they could not arrive on tboseene of operations in time to be of service.