LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1513, 23 February 1885, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

i » , BT ELECTIUC rtl.Ktf .AIMf-C.H'YUIOHT. ; (PER RKUTKiI'B AOKMC'T.) > Eeceived February 20. 1 a.m. 'j Cairo 17. i j Inte-r?2pnw has Wn received that ■ j tii* British tmo,.s on Saturday last | iiiKiudourd Grehat, on the Nile.'nhove j M.-tt*r»:i..!i r nod ivtire.l to Ahukl. a, to i the northward. T.ie movement was i off c'eci without molestation fiom the i enemy. j It is possible the troops trill further i fall buck on G.ikuul, wher« more wati t ; is obtainable. ! Is v iepo:te,l that tk« Mahdi witfe fifty thousand follv>-.v»T3 has left Khurtonui aud is ntarching on Mftemueb. London, 19. Tha death is announced of Madame | Saiuton Doll»y, the well-known vocalist, I a-jed 64. Received Febrnary 20, 12.50 p. ru Sydnet, 20. The patriotic fund U daily increasing I and tiie arrangfuumts for the despatch of the troops are progressing favorably. The day of embarkation wiii be observed as a public holiday, and will be attended with considerable ecLt. The Hon. W. B. Dalley, AttorneyGeneral, has replied to the Queen's message stating that the colonists are deeply grateful for the same. Mklbournk, 20. Service has not yet received an official reply to the oiler of Victorian troops for Soudan. Hobvrt 20. A man has l>e*n arrested in connection with the robbery at the Brink of ' Tasmania, at Beacoustield, in July last. A portion of the stolen notes wa* found in his possession. Reciivi-d February 21, 10.50 p.m. Cairo 19. News is to hand that Major- General Sir Herh-rk Stewart died on Monday last, at Gakdul, from injuries iecei»\ d at the battle near Metettmeh on t; e> 19th ult. Received Febrnary. 21 12.50 p.m. Sydneit, 20. The retnrn match between the English cricketers anrf the combined Australian tram was comrapuced toduy. At the close of the day's play the Australians had scoiel 97 to: the* lo3S of 8 wickets. Lotoox, 19. The Qu<*en today inspected at Windsor the Grenadier Gnards, who are abont to proceed to Egypt. The Prince of Wales has returned to London from Cannes. "At a banquet given by the Lon^ott Chamber of Commerce to day the Hon. Evelyn Ashley, Colonial Undersecretary, made a speech in which he idvocated Imperial federation, and th© idmission of the Colonial Agents* jeneral to the House of Commons, bat without vote. Sir Saul Samuel in a speech on the >ccasion rcm-\rkod that it washnpot;i»'e to draw the Colonies closer oje.lier than die/ wert* at present

Reoeivcd Febraary 21, 12.43 p."«. LuSi>as,2o. I,i the House of Common* las «ve,,iu2 Gladstone mad« a speech v vfhicb h« said the oa-wof tli«Ooloj«; of troops for 3>uUui t--*tih^l tliei nttuch.ne.t to the Thro-ie, au-l wji.lt draw clos3f the bo-ads of the b opne. Eirl Darby, sp3akia a 'i.i tlw HM 3. of Lord 4 said tint the country was deeply in<le -ted for the spuit sliow: by the Colonies. Tue G-r/ernmeni liitl decided to accept the services o th* Naw South Wj,lj9 troop*, auJ details were beii-.j? anang^d with tin other Cjlouiea who had offered con tiugents. The Duke of Cambridge said h( rej)ic3d at thi assistaaoe of the CotoniH* . . A pros'ia-Bit-ion Uis been ksuocl by the Qi-en stepping men from tin active aorvioe joining His reserves, and *-mx>lyuii the militia ioc gwrisaii dusy. K^>ivedFobruiry 23 U p.m. Losdos. 19. In the House "f Lor'.s and C»timj..n^ to-<hv «rat-.-Jinr-it» w*™ '" iU r M ' ! " nix " ' !v by E-irl Gi-iUiviiitt %>v\ Mr Oi^otoMO as to tlia inttf'.itioii of tlie « .verm-i^i'. with r«->e.Jt t.» 3 .11 lan. Tiwy s»at.j I fiat tffc Minntari.il p.»!i;y was still t- eviisutte frit cu-itrv, but if.f « r^-iivel that a BritisU f..r«e 3»»ulJ g- t> X' : i^..«.n an 1 break the p .wer ..f the Mahdi. The seleitimi of the thus for t'l -;i Iva-ise of the eXjie.Uti.iii was laft t.» W .iUjlbv, hut it \r,n\\ pr.»ba'>-y b 3 in tha aiitu nn B-»th 9iJ9-.ikfM warmly ree.^tmod the baua'iaii iui'iiiua of the of.-r 01 tr->..ps by the Colnuirfa. 1 1 r^'irl t» E,'ypt fiivi^^ thiy sail the question ati3»ui hi! bjou ho:i..rauly arratigei with the P iwsr*. In the H i>«e of LJ<>in!iv>'^ tie Marquis of Hirtiiijjt.ni, S;cr,'Mry "f *V-ir, in roj.iy tn a. uU'Mtion utatu.l that the troop* nt Mete.nn-h n id m- Mij .r (ien^tvl HulW, w.ull pru'vibly l>e urJorel to fall back <m K»rti, or Jfrfrawi. Sir Staff m.l Novthc^e gave notice of motion C3nsui-i»s{ the E^yutiau p-»liey of th? Government. Glihtoju a:i:v>u-ic-»l that the Amtrfthtsinn Fol-sr.iti >:i EniWi'i'i ".ill w >uld shortly bd intr-KlujeJ iuto tha Hoiiw. S^DVEV, 20. Sir Henry P;irke<? a:i 1 others stron'j'y ■daDrscata t!i-. <1 «f thi Xew S »uth Wales contiiigeut to Son l<tn. Euouived February 21, 2.30 p-m. AUELAIDK, 21. j The Governor has received a telegram j from Eirl Dsr ; »y stating that tha Tinp.-Jrial j ■GovjrnmMit a •■■& willing to share in t!io ! expanse of tha anuexation of N T ew Guinea. Sydney, 21. 1 At a meeting hst ni'^ht in connection wit:i the patriotic fund tho priiK;i;«il j sp-vakeri wer« Sir Jam^s !\lartin. Cnef ; Jmticn; Hon. Blmml liartun. Speaker ; «>f the Asseuiblyan 1 Sir Patrick Jtfiiuiuir*. j It-jsoluti in-* Wr-ro pa<sj 1 conSraiid/ tlu fbj K»t* of thi m j iti 1-4. The total amount subscri'ted amounts to over £15,003. Preparations for tho despatch of the troops are tiearly coui- j plete. _____^_^_ — __« M »