LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1516, 25 March 1885, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

-» — — • BY KLECT'.iIC TKl.KUhAl'll— COPYRIGHT. ' (PBM RRtTTRR'P AOKIfC'Y. ) ] Received March 23, 11 p.m. Sydney, 28. Arrived this morning : Ringarooma, from Auckland. . I Hanlan and Beache are doing good , training for the sculling match for the championship of the world and £500 aside, which takes plaee between them ou Saturday next. Both men are showing fine form, and the betting is about even. Y~-«A*LoifDOKt 38. Ruter's special correspondent with Graham's array telegraphs from Sn- | akira under date of midnight, 22nd inst., that the British troops under the J command »f Major-General M'Neill j have formed a zanba at a point about six miles along the road to Tamar. The position had only been occupied a short time when it was attacked by a large force of Arata, numbering fully four thousand, who made a violent onslaught on the canba. The fighting, which was of a most desperate character, lusted aWout 20 minutes, : after which the enemy were repulsed with a loss estimated at over 1 ,000. ■ The British casualties are given as five officers and fifty-one rank and tile killed, and one hundred and seventy wounded. Received March 24, 1. a.m. London, 28. Further intelligence is to hand from . Soakira respecting the engagement yesterday between the rebels and i British troops under Major General M'Neill, at Zareba, on the road to Taioai. It otntes that the British loss was not so great as at first reported. The British casualties are now set dewn at two officers and twenty four rank and file killed and 38 wounded. The Daily New* this morning publishes a tt legrani from India announcing that a force of 25,000 men is now Iteing mobilised. They will l»e placed under the command -of- -LieutenantI General Roberts, and will occupy | Pyshen, a place about 100 miles tbihe j south east of Candahar. „■ ': .^ • The sama telegram alflo stftf.es, that : Maharajah Scendia, \of Gwaliqr; has j off'-red the.se vic«d of flis army to the ■ Britiiih for employment, if required, iu : Afghanistan. (Per Merchant Shipping and Underwriters Association.) New York 22. * Arrived — Ehnoi Visuin.from .Auck laud, Brd December. Melbocbnb, 23. The cricket match between the Aus tralian team was resumed this morning. The visitors continued at the Wickets during the whole, day, their score standing at 270 with five wickets down When the stumps were drawn. The highest scorers were Barnes, h, 29; Scot ton, c, 74 j and Bates, not out 54. Received March 24, 12.43 p.m. Capetown' 28. The Shaw, Saville and Albion Co's s.s. Ceptic (Plymouth February 28) sailed hence last eveniug for New Zealand, j Maderia, 22. ! The New Zealand Shipping Co'a R M.S, Aorangi, from Wellington, 14, i arrived here yesterday morning. Her shipment of frozen mutton is iu go«d condition. ouro, 23. Wolseley with^the principal memlierf ' of his staff proceeds from Kerti to Dongola to-morrow Wawiixotok, 28. It is announced. tha.t Senator Philip' has been appointed American Minister '. at the Court of 8t James, and for the \ future the appointment will not be J snnject to political change, but be of a permanent character. -CAXCUItA, 28. Lordl Dnfterin, Viceroy of India, ! fttatfed to day for Rawnl Pindi, in the Punjaub, in order to receive the Atneer of Cabul who is ou a visit to India.